ALSTROM SYNDROME MEDICAL LITERATURE

ALSTROM SYNDROME MEDICAL REFERENCES

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Agnello, D., Mule, R., D'Angelo, P., Spinto, C., Malizia, R. Alstrom syndrome: A clinical case report (1995) Rivista Italiana di Pediatria, 21 (6):885-888.

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Anzai, T., Ohtani, I., Ouchi, J. Hearing impairment in three siblings with the Alstrom syndrome. (1985) Practica Otologica, 78 (SUPPL. 1): 852-859

Arsov T, Silva DG, O'Bryan MK, Sainsbury A, Lee NJ, Kennedy C, Manji SS, Nelms K, Liu C, Vinuesa CG, de Kretser DM, Goodnow CC, Petrovsky N. (2006): Fat Aussie - A New Alstrom Syndrome Mouse Showing A Critical Role for ALMS1 in Obesity, Diabetes, and Spermatogenesis. Mol Endocrinol. 2006 Mar 2; [Epub ahead of print]

Arsov T, Larter CZ, Nolan CJ, Petrovsky N, Goodnow CC, Teoh NC, Yeh MM, Farrell GC. (2006): Adaptive Failure to High-Fat Diet Characterizes Steatohepatitis in ALMS1 Mutant Mice. Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 2006 Apr 21;342(4):1152-9. Epub 2006 Feb 20.

Awazu M, Tanaka T, Yamazaki K, Kato S, Higuchi M, Matsuo N (1995): A 27-year-old woman with Alström syndrome who had liver cirrhosis. Keio Journal of Medicine 44(2):67-73.

Awazu M, Tanaka T, Sato S, Anzo M, Higuchi M, Yamazaki K, Matsuo N (1997): Hepatic dysfunction in two sibs with Alström syndrome: Case report and review of the literature. American Journal Medical Genetics 69:13-16.

Aynaci FM, Okten A, Mocan H, Gedik Y, Sarpkaya A? (1995): A case of Alström syndrome associated with diabetes insipidus. Clinical Genetics 48:164-166.

Benso C, Hadjadj E, Conrath J, Denis D (2002): Three new cases of Alström syndrome. Graefe’s Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol 240: 622-627.

Berwanger B, Buschmann J, Hillig U, Barth H (2002): Alström-Syndrom. Eine Differenzialdiagnose zum Bardet-Biedl-Syndrom. Monatsschrift Kinderheilkunde 150(1):58-61.

Bittner M (1965): Klinischer Beitrag zum Alström -Olsen-Syndrom (Heredo-Retinopathia Congenitalis). Klin-Monatsbl-Augenheilkd 147(2):246-250.

Bond J, Flintoff K, Higgins J, Scott S, Bennet C, Parsons J, Mannon J, Jafri H, Rashid Y, Barrow M, Trembath R, Woodruff G, Rossa E, Lynch S, Sheilds J, Newbury-Ecob R, Falconer A, Holland P, Cockburn D, Karbani G, Malik S, Ahmed M, Roberts E, Taylor G, Woods CG (2005): The importance of seeking ALMS1 mutations in infants with dilated cardiomyopathy. J Med Genet 42(2):e10.

Boor R, Herwig J, Schrezenmeir J, Pontz BF, Schonberger W (1993): Familial Insulin Resistant Diabetes Associated With Acanthosis Nigricans, Polycystic Ovaries, Hypogonadism, Pigmentary Retinopathy, Labyrinthine Deafness, and Mental Retardation. American Journal Medical Genetics 45:649-653.

Boschetti M, Maffei P, Orsi I, Piredda S, Foppiani L, Marshall JD, Paisey R, Beck S, Munno V, Minuto F, Barreca A, Sicolo N (2003): The IGF System in Alström Syndrome and Obese Patients. J Endocrin Investigation 26(Suppl to No.6):74.

Cagianut B, Hochstrasser P, Rhyner K (1977): Diabetes juvenilis, tapeto-retinale degeneration, neurogene schwerhorigkeit (Alström -Syndrom), assoziiert mit einer kongenitalen dyserythropoietischen anomie typ III. Schweiz med Wschr 107:446-450.

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Chang KW, Hou J-W, Lin SJ, Kong MS (2000): Alstrom syndrome with hepatic dysfunction: Report of One Case. Acta Pediatr. Tw 41:270-272

Charles SJ, Moore AT, Yates JRW, Green T, Clark P (1990): Alström 's syndrome: further evidence of autosomal recessive inheritance and endocrinological dysfunction. Journal Medical Genetics 27(590-592).

Chen B-H, Chiou S-S, Tsai R-K, Lin Y-F, and Wu J-R (2000): Acute lymphoblastic leukemia in one of two siblings with Alström syndrome. Journal of Formosan Medical Association 99(10): 792-795.

Cohen J, Kisch ES (1994): The Alström syndrome: A new variant? Israel Journal of Medical Sciences 30:234-236.

Collin GB, Marshall JD, Cardon LR, Nishina PM (1997): Homozygosity Mapping of Alström Syndrome to Chromosome 2p. Human Molecular Genetics 6(2):213-220.

Collin GB, Nishina PM, Marshall JD, Naggert JK (1998): Human DCTN1: Genomic structure and evaluation as a candidate for Alström syndrome. Genomics 53: 359-364.

Collin GB, Marshall JD, Naggert JK, Nishina PM (1999): TGFA: exon-intron structure and evaluation as a candidate gene for Alström syndrome. Clinical Genetics 55: 61-62.

Collin GB, Marshall JD, Boerkoel NF, Levin AV, Weksberg R, Greenberg J, Michaud JL, Naggert JK, Nishina PM (1999): Alström syndrome: further evidence for linkage to human chromosome 2p13. Human Genetics 105: 474-479.

Collin GB, Marshall JD, Ikeda A, So WV, Russell-Eggitt I, Maffei P, Beck S, Boerkoel CF, Sicolo N, Martin M, Nishina PM, Naggert JK (2002): Mutations in ALMS1 cause obesity, type 2 diabetes and neurosensory degeneration in Alström syndrome.
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Collin GB, Cyr E, Bronson R, Marshall JD, Gifford EJ, Hicks W, Murray SA, Zheng QY, Smith RS, Nishina PM, Naggert JK. (2005): Alms1-disrupted mice recapitulate human Alstrom syndrome. Hum Mol Genet. 2005 Aug 15;14(16):2323-33.

Connolly MB, Jan JE, Couch RM, Wong LTK, Dimmick JE, Rigg JM (1990): Hepatic dysfunction in Alström Disease. American Journal Medical Genetics 40:421-424.

De Becker, I, Tremblay, F, LaRoche, RG, Shea,SE, Nanton, M, Ludman, MD (1994): Acute Cardiac Failure and Cone-Rod Degeneration in Infancy: Alström Syndrome. Abstract presented at The International Society for Genetic Eye Diseases, June 1994.

Deeble VJ, Roberts E, Jackson A, Lench N, Karbani G, Woods CG (2000): The continuing failure to recognise Alström syndrome and further evidence of genetic homogeneity. Journal Medical Genetics 37:219.

Dyer DS, Wilson ME, Small KW, Pai GS (1994): Alström Syndrome: A case misdiagnosed as Bardet-Biedl Syndrome. J Ped Ophthalmol Strab 31:272-274.

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Farah S, Shubaili AF, Khuraibit A, Sabry MA, Farag TI (1996): Phenotypic Variability of Alström 's Syndrome in Bedouin Sibs. Medical Principles and Practice 5(2):118-120.

Fiscuci C, Stroia V, Catrinoiu D, Bucur A (2002): Sindromul Alstrom-prezentarea a 2 cazuri clinice, Revista Romana de Pediatrie Vol LI (3):276-280

Garg RA, Singh J, Mathur BB (1991): Alström Syndrome. Indian Pediatrics 28:799-801.

Goldstein J, Fialkow P (1973): The Alström Syndrome. Report of three cases with further delineation of the clinical, pathophysiological, and genetic aspects of the disorder. Medicine 52:53-71.

Gogi, et al. Exudative retinopathy in a girl with alström syndrome due to a novel mutation Br J Ophthalmol.2007; 91: 983-984

Hamamy H, Barham M, Alkhawaldeh AE, Cockburn D, Snowden H, Ajlouni K. (2006) Alstrom syndrome in four sibs from Northern Jordan. Ann Saudi Med 26(6): 480-483.

Hearn T, Renforth GL, Spalluto C, Hanley NA, Piper K, Brickwood S, White C, Connolly V, Taylor JFN, Russell-Eggitt I, Bonneau D, Walker M, Wilson DI (2002): Mutation of ALMS1, a large gene with a tandem repeat encoding 47 amino acids, causes Alstrom syndrome. Nature Genetics 31 (1): 79-83.

Hearn, T., Spalluto, C., Phillips, V.J., Renforth, G.L., Copin, N., Hanley, N.A., Wilson, D.I. (2005): Subcellular localization of ALMS1 supports involvement of centrosome and basal body dysfunction in the pathogenesis of obesity, insulin resistance, and type 2 diabetes. Diabetes 54 (5): 1581-7

Hauser C, Rojas C, Roth A, Schmied E, Saurat J-H (1990): A patient with features of both Bardet-Biedl and Alström syndromes. Eur J Pediatr 149:783-785.

Hoffman JD, Jacobson Z, Young TL, Marshall JD, Kaplan P. (2005): Familial variable expression of dilated cardiomyopathy in Alstrom syndrome: A report of four sibs. Am J Med Gen 4:

Holder M, Hecker W, Gilli G (1995): Impaired glucose tolerance leads to delayed diagnosis of Alström Syndrome. Diabetes Care 18(5):698-700.

Horiuchi N, Sasaki A, Suzuki T, Endo Y, Kiyonaga G (1976): A case of Alström syndrome with cirrhosis of the liver. J Jpn Diab Soc 19:353-359

Hung Y-J, Jeng C, Pei D, Chou P-I, and Wu D-A (2001): Alström Syndrome in Two Siblings. J Formos Med 100: 45-49.

Ikeda Y, Morita Y, Matsuo Y, Akanuma Y, Itakura H, Yamaji T, Kosaka K (1974): A case of Alström Syndrome associated with situs inversus totalis and characteristic liver cirrhosis. Nippon Naika Gakkai Zasshi 63(11):1303-1311.

Imi M, Maffei P, Marshall JD, Nishina PM, Collin GB, Micotti L, Martini C, De Carlo E, Sicolo N. (1999): Alström Syndrome: First Italian Case Report. Abstract: Italian National Congress of Endocrinology, Torino, Italy (May 1999)

Johnson J (1961): Diabetes, Neurogenous Deafness, and Retinal Degeneration. Brit Med J 2:646.

Karska-Baska I, Kubicka-Trzaska A, Filemonowicz-Skoczek A, Romanowska-Dixon B, Kobylarz J. (2008): Alstrom syndrome - a case report and literature review. Klinika Oczna 110:4-6.

Klein D, Amman F (1969): The syndrome of Laurence-Moon-Bardet-Biedl and allied diseases in Switzerland. Clinical, genetic and epidemiological studies. J Neurol Sci 9:479-513.

Kobayashi Y, Inoue T, Nakagawa K (1997): Alström Syndrome. Ryoikibetsu-Shokogun-Shirizu 17(2):489-491.

Koc E, Bayrak G, Suher M, Ensari C, Aktas D, Ensari A. (2006): Rare case of Alstrom syndrome without obesity and with short stature, diagnosed in adulthood. Nephrology (Carlton). 2006 Apr;11(2):81-4.

Konstantinova MM, Marshall JD, Petrova VS, Ivanova MY (2006): Clinical evolution of a girl with a mutation in ALMS1, causing Alström syndrome. European Society for Pediatric Endocrinology, Rotterdam, June, 2006.

Kopecky A, Seemanova E, Salichova J (1978): Alström Syndrom U Dvou Sester. Cas L?k ces 117:29-30.

Koray F, Corter C, Benderli Y, Satman I, Yilmaz T, Dinccag N, Karsidag K (2001): Alström syndrome: a case report. Journal of Oral Science 43(3): 221-224.

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Laxman Prabhu, G.G., Rao, M.S., Pandit, L., Bhaskaran, J., Sengupta, Pai, S. A minor variant of Alstrom syndrome: Report of a case presenting with a perinephric abscess (1996) Indian Journal of Urology, 13 (1):45-48.

Li M, Xia WB, Jin ZM, Shi H, Meng X, Xing X (2004): Report of a case with Alstrom syndrome. Zhonghua Er Ke Za Zhi 42(6):471.

Li G, Vega R, Nelms K, Gekakis N, Goodnow C, McNamara P, Wu H, Hong N, Glynne R. (2007): A Role for Alstrom Syndrome Protein, Alms1, in Kidney Ciliogenesis and Cellular Quiescence. PLoS Genetics 3(1):e8.

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Liu L, Dong B, Chen X, Li J, Li Y. (2008): Identification of a novel ALMS1 mutation in a Chinese family with Alstrom syndrome. Eye: 1-3.

Mastropasqua SC. (2008): Sindrome de Alstrom Primer caso descripto en Argentina. Revista de nefrologia dialisis y transplante 28(1):17-20.

Macari F, Lautier C, Girardet A, Dadoun F, Darmon P, Dutour A, Renard E,Bouvagnet P, Claustres M, Oliver C, Grigorescu F (1998): Refinement of genetic localization of the Alström syndrome on chromosome 2p12-13 by linkage analysis in a North African family. Human Genetics 103: 658-661.

Maffei P, Munno V, Marshall JD, Milanesi A, Martini C, De Carlo E, Mioni R, Pontoni E, Menegazzo C, Sicolo N (2000): GH and IGF-I Axis in Alström Syndrome. J. Endocrinol. Invest. 23 (Suppl. To No. 6): 29.

Maffei P, Munno V, Marshall JD, Scandellari C, Sicolo N (2002): The Alstrom syndrome: is it a rare or unknown disease? Ann Ital Med Int 17(4):221-228.

Maffei P, Boschetti M, Orsi I, Marshall JD, Paisey RB, Beck S, Munno V, Minuto F, Barreca AM, Sicolo N (2002): The IGF system in Alstrom Syndrome. Growth Hormone and IGF Research 12(4): 291.

Makaryus AN, Popkowski B, Kort S, Paris Y, Mangion J (2002): A Rare Case of Alström Syndrome Presenting with Rapidly Progressive Severe Dilated Cardiomyopathy Diagnosed by Echocardiography. J. Am Soc Echocardiography 16 (2): 194-196.

Marshall JD, Beck S, Maffei P, Naggert JK (2007): Alstrom Syndrome. Eur J Hu Genet (Practical Genetics): 15, 2007, S. 1193–1202

Marshall JD, Hinman EG, Collin GB, Beck S, Cerqueira R, Maffei P, Milan G, Zhang W, Wilson DI, Hearn T, Tavares P, Vettor R, Veronese C, Martin M, So WV, Nishina PM, Naggert JK. Spectrum of ALMS1 variants and evaluation of genotype-phenotype correlations in Alstrom syndrome. Hum Mutat. 2007 Jun 26; [Epub ahead of print]

Marshall, JD, Bronson RT, Collin GB, Nordstrom AD, Maffei P, Paisey RB, Carey C, Macdermott S, Russell-Eggitt I, Shea SE, Davis J, Beck S, Shatirishvili G, Mihai CM, Hoeltzenbein M, Pozzan GB, Hopkinson I, Sicolo N, Naggert JK, Nishina PM (2005): New Alstrom syndrome phenotypes based on the evaluation of 182 cases. Arch Intern Med.165(6):675-83

Marshall JD, Ludman MD, Shea SE, Salisbury SR, Willi SM, LaRoche RG, Nishina PM (1997): Genealogy, natural history, and phenotypic features of Alström Syndrome in a large Acadian kindred and three unrelated families. American Journal of Medical Genetics 73: 150-161.

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Minton JA, Owen KR, Ricketts CJ, Crabtree N, Shaikh G, Ehtisham S, Porter JR, Carey C, Hodge D, Paisey R, Walker M, Barrett TG. (2006): Syndromic obesity and diabetes: changes in body composition with age and mutation analysis of ALMS1 in 12 United Kingdom kindreds with Alstrom syndrome. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2006 Aug;91(8):3110-6.

Morgan J, Sadler MA, Siegel S. (2008): US, CT, and MR imaging of hepatic masses in Alstrom syndrome: a case report. Clinical Imaging 32: 393-395.

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Paisey, RB, Carey, CM; Bower, L, Marshall, J, Taylor, P; Maffei, P, Mansell, P. (2004): Hypertriglyceridaemia in Alstrom's syndrome: causes and associations in 37 cases. Clin. Endocrinol 60(2): 228-231

Paisey RB, Hodge D, Williams K. (2008): Body fat distribution, serum glucose, lipid and insulin response to meals in alstrom syndrome. Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics 21: 268-174.

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Russell-Eggitt IM, Clayton PT, Coffey R, Kriss A, Taylor DSI, Taylor JFN (1998): Alström Syndrome. Report of 22 Cases and Literature Review. Ophthalmology 105 (7): 1274-1280.

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Tai TS, Lin SY, Sheu WH. (2003): Metabolic effects of growth hormone therapy in an Alstrom syndrome patient. Hormone Research 60 (6):297-301.

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Wu W-C, Chen S-C, Dia C-Y, Yu M-L, Hsieh M-Y, Lin Z-Y, Wang L-Y, Tsai J-F, Chang W-Y, Chuang W-L (2003): Alstrom Syndrome with Acute Pancreatitis: A Case Report. Kaohsiung J Med Sci 19(7):358-361.

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