Alstrom syndrome
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Related to Alström syndrome: Cohen syndrome, Usher syndrome, Prader Willi syndrome, Bardet Biedl Syndrome
Al·ström syn·drome
(ahl'strem), [MIM*203800]retinal degeneration with nystagmus and loss of central vision, associated with obesity in childhood; sensorineural hearing loss and diabetes mellitus usually occur after age 10; autosomal recessive inheritance.
Alström syndrome
(ăl′strəm, äl′strœm)n.
An inherited syndrome marked by retinal degeneration with nystagmus and loss of central vision, nerve deafness, childhood obesity, type 2 diabetes, and other conditions.
Alström syndrome
Alström-Hallgren syndrome, retino-otodiabetic syndrome Ophthalmology An AR condition characterized by progressive blindness, type 1 DM, obesity, deafness, normal mental capacityAls·tröm syn·drome
(ahl'strem sin'drōm)Retinal degeneration with nystagmus and loss of central vision, associated with obesity in childhood; sensorineural hearing loss and diabetes mellitus usually occur after age 10 years;autosomal recessive inheritance; associated with the ALMS1 gene.
Alström,
Carl-Henry, Swedish geneticist, 1907–.Alström syndrome - retinal degeneration with nystagmus and loss of central vision.