Wolfram syndrome

Introduction: Wolfram syndrome

Description of Wolfram syndrome

Wolfram syndrome (medical condition): A condition that is inherited and consists of multiple symptoms. See also Wolfram's disease:
  »Introduction: Wolfram's disease
  »Symptoms of Wolfram's disease

Wolfram syndrome: A hereditary condition characterized by multiple symptoms including those of DIABETES INSIPIDUS; DIABETES MELLITUS; OPTIC ATROPHY; and DEAFNESS. This syndrome is also known as DIDMOAD (first letter of each word) and is usually associated with VASOPRESSIN deficiency. It is caused by mutations in gene WFS1 encoding wolframin, a 100-kDa transmembrane protein.
Source: MeSH 2007

Wolfram syndrome: Rare Disease

Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH)

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

Wolfram syndrome as a Disease

Wolfram syndrome: Another name for Wolfram's disease (or close medical condition association).
  »Introduction: Wolfram's disease
  »Symptoms of Wolfram's disease

Symptoms of Wolfram syndrome (Wolfram's disease)

Some of the symptoms of Wolfram syndrome incude:

• Anxiety
• Emotional liability
• Depression
• Hypotonia
• Impaired problem solving

See full list of 45 symptoms of Wolfram syndrome (Wolfram's disease)

Terms associated with Wolfram syndrome:

Terms Similar to Wolfram syndrome:

• DIDMOAD
• DIDMOAD syndrome
• Diabetes insipidus and mellitus with optic atrophy and deafness
• WFS

Source - NIH

• DIDMOAD

Source - MeSH 2007

Broader terms for Wolfram syndrome

• Optic Atrophies, Hereditary
• Diabetes Insipidus
• Abnormalities, Multiple
• Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1

Source - MeSH 2007

The following terms can be used for Wolfram syndrome

• hearing disorder
• optic nerve disorder

Source: CRISP

Hierarchical classifications of Wolfram syndrome

The following list attempts to classify Wolfram syndrome into categories where each line is subset of the next.

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy:

• Nervous System Diseases
  • Cranial Nerve Diseases
    • Optic Nerve Diseases
      • Optic Atrophy
        • Optic Atrophies, Hereditary
          • Wolfram Syndrome

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy

• Nervous System Diseases
  • Neurodegenerative Diseases
    • Heredodegenerative Disorders, Nervous System
      • Optic Atrophies, Hereditary
        • Wolfram Syndrome

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy

• Eye Diseases
  • Eye Diseases, Hereditary
    • Optic Atrophies, Hereditary
      • Wolfram Syndrome

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy

• Eye Diseases
  • Optic Nerve Diseases
    • Optic Atrophy
      • Optic Atrophies, Hereditary
        • Wolfram Syndrome

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy

• Male Urogenital Diseases
  • Urologic Diseases
    • Kidney Diseases
      • Diabetes Insipidus
        • Wolfram Syndrome

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