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Wolfram Syndrome 1: A Pediatrician's and Pediatric Endocrinologist's Perspective.
International journal of molecular sciences - 12 Feb 2023
Serbis Anastasios, Rallis Dimitrios, Giapros Vasileios, Galli-Tsinopoulou Assimina, Siomou Ekaterini
Abstract excerpt
Wolfram syndrome 1 (WS1) is a rare autosomal recessive neurodegenerative disease caused by mutations in WFS1 and WFS2 genes that produce wolframin, a protein involved in endoplasmic reticulum calcium homeostasis and cellular apoptosis. Its main clinical features are diabetes insipidus (DI), early-onset non-autoimmune insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (DM), gradual loss of vision due to optic atrophy (OA) and...
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