Alstrom Syndrome

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"Alstrom Syndrome" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

MeSH information

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Rare autosomal recessive disease characterized by multiple organ dysfunction. The key clinical features include retinal degeneration (NYSTAGMUS, PATHOLOGIC; RETINITIS PIGMENTOSA; and eventual blindness), childhood obesity, sensorineural hearing loss, and normal mental development. Endocrinologic complications include TYPE 2 DIABETES MELLITUS; HYPERINSULINEMIA; ACANTHOSIS NIGRICANS; HYPOTHYROIDISM; and progressive renal and hepatic failures. The disease is caused by mutations in the ALMS1 gene.

Descriptor ID	D056769
MeSH Number(s)	C10.500.300.099 C10.574.500.495.099 C10.668.829.800.300.099 C11.270.684.249 C16.131.077.080 C16.131.666.300.099 C16.320.290.684.249 C16.320.400.375.099
Concept/Terms	Alstrom Syndrome Alstrom Syndrome Syndrome, Alstrom Alstrom's Syndrome Alstroms Syndrome Syndrome, Alstrom's

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Alstrom Syndrome".

Diseases [C]
Nervous System Diseases [C10]
Nervous System Malformations [C10.500]
Hereditary Sensory and Motor Neuropathy [C10.500.300]
Alstrom Syndrome [C10.500.300.099]
Neurodegenerative Diseases [C10.574]
Heredodegenerative Disorders, Nervous System [C10.574.500]
Hereditary Sensory and Motor Neuropathy [C10.574.500.495]
Alstrom Syndrome [C10.574.500.495.099]
Neuromuscular Diseases [C10.668]
Peripheral Nervous System Diseases [C10.668.829]
Polyneuropathies [C10.668.829.800]
Hereditary Sensory and Motor Neuropathy [C10.668.829.800.300]
Alstrom Syndrome [C10.668.829.800.300.099]
Eye Diseases [C11]
Eye Diseases, Hereditary [C11.270]
Retinitis Pigmentosa [C11.270.684]
Alstrom Syndrome [C11.270.684.249]
Congenital, Hereditary, and Neonatal Diseases and Abnormalities [C16]
Congenital Abnormalities [C16.131]
Abnormalities, Multiple [C16.131.077]
Alstrom Syndrome [C16.131.077.080]
Nervous System Malformations [C16.131.666]
Hereditary Sensory and Motor Neuropathy [C16.131.666.300]
Alstrom Syndrome [C16.131.666.300.099]
Genetic Diseases, Inborn [C16.320]
Eye Diseases, Hereditary [C16.320.290]
Retinitis Pigmentosa [C16.320.290.684]
Alstrom Syndrome [C16.320.290.684.249]
Heredodegenerative Disorders, Nervous System [C16.320.400]
Hereditary Sensory and Motor Neuropathy [C16.320.400.375]
Alstrom Syndrome [C16.320.400.375.099]

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is related to "Alstrom Syndrome".

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Alstrom Syndrome".

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