Alstrom syndrome

Alstrom syndrome: Introduction

Alstrom syndrome: A rare genetic disorder involving a group of abnormalities affecting vision, hearing, kidney function and also characterized by obesity and diabetes mellitus. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Alstrom syndrome is available below.

Symptoms of Alstrom syndrome

• Retinal degeneration
• Childhood blindness
• Insulin resistant diabetes mellitus
• Infantile obesity
• Nerve deafness
• more symptoms...»

See full list of 18 symptoms of Alstrom syndrome

Disease Topics Related To Alstrom syndrome

Research the causes of these diseases that are similar to, or related to, Alstrom syndrome:

• Rare genetic disorder
• Autosomal recessive disorder
• Sensorineural deafness
• Congenital retinal dystrophy
• Hypertriglyceridemia
• Type 2 diabetes mellitus
• more related diseases...»

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Definitions of Alstrom syndrome:

Alstrom syndrome is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). This means that Alstrom syndrome, or a subtype of Alstrom syndrome, affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)

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