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Familial variable expression of dilated cardiomyopathy in Alström syndrome: a report of four sibs.

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Hoffman, JD; Jacobson, Z; Young, TL; Marshall, JD; Kaplan, P
Published in: Am J Med Genet A
May 15, 2005

Alström syndrome is an autosomal recessive disorder comprised of progressive vision loss (nystagmus, photophobia, and pigmentary retinopathy), progressive sensorineural hearing loss, morbid obesity, male hypogonadism, insulin resistant diabetes, renal failure, and dilated cardiomyopathy. We report on four sibs with Alström syndrome with intra-familial variability in onset, severity, and spectrum of manifestations; the most serious manifestation being dilated cardiomyopathy. This report emphasizes the difficulty of recognizing this constellation of symptoms as Alström syndrome at an early age, the seriousness of cardiac involvement, and the intra-familial variability of phenotypic expression.

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Am J Med Genet A

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ISSN

1552-4825

Publication Date

May 15, 2005

Volume

135

Issue

1

Start / End Page

96 / 98

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Syndrome
  • Siblings
  • Proteins
  • Pedigree
  • Microsatellite Repeats
  • Male
  • Infant
  • Hypogonadism
  • Humans
  • Hearing Loss, Sensorineural
 

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Hoffman, J. D., Jacobson, Z., Young, T. L., Marshall, J. D., & Kaplan, P. (2005). Familial variable expression of dilated cardiomyopathy in Alström syndrome: a report of four sibs. Am J Med Genet A, 135(1), 96–98. https://doi.org/10.1002/ajmg.a.30688
Hoffman, J. D., Z. Jacobson, T. L. Young, J. D. Marshall, and Paige Kaplan. “Familial variable expression of dilated cardiomyopathy in Alström syndrome: a report of four sibs.Am J Med Genet A 135, no. 1 (May 15, 2005): 96–98. https://doi.org/10.1002/ajmg.a.30688.
Hoffman JD, Jacobson Z, Young TL, Marshall JD, Kaplan P. Familial variable expression of dilated cardiomyopathy in Alström syndrome: a report of four sibs. Am J Med Genet A. 2005 May 15;135(1):96–8.
Hoffman, J. D., et al. “Familial variable expression of dilated cardiomyopathy in Alström syndrome: a report of four sibs.Am J Med Genet A, vol. 135, no. 1, May 2005, pp. 96–98. Pubmed, doi:10.1002/ajmg.a.30688.
Hoffman JD, Jacobson Z, Young TL, Marshall JD, Kaplan P. Familial variable expression of dilated cardiomyopathy in Alström syndrome: a report of four sibs. Am J Med Genet A. 2005 May 15;135(1):96–98.
Journal cover image

Published In

Am J Med Genet A

DOI

ISSN

1552-4825

Publication Date

May 15, 2005

Volume

135

Issue

1

Start / End Page

96 / 98

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Syndrome
  • Siblings
  • Proteins
  • Pedigree
  • Microsatellite Repeats
  • Male
  • Infant
  • Hypogonadism
  • Humans
  • Hearing Loss, Sensorineural