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Atypical Alstrom syndrome with novel ALMS1 mutations precluded by current diagnostic criteria.
European journal of medical genetics - 1 Feb 2014
Casey Jillian, McGettigan Paul, Brosnahan Donal, Curtis Emma, Treacy Eileen, Ennis Sean, Lynch Sally Ann
Abstract excerpt
We report on clinical and genetic studies in a non-consanguineous Irish sib-pair with infantile dilated cardiomyopathy and retinopathy. A diagnosis of Alström Syndrome (AS) was considered and diagnostic testing pursued. The Alströms gene (ALMS1) is very large (23 exons) and diagnostic testing of mutational hotspots (exon 6, 8 and 10) was negative. Furthermore the siblings were tall and did not have the typical...
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