A child resides within a young adult: The first reported case of Alström syndrome in Bangladesh

Clin Case Rep. 2022 Dec 8;10(12):e6720. doi: 10.1002/ccr3.6720. eCollection 2022 Dec.

Abstract

A 32-year-old male case with short stature presented to us with audio-visual impairment, obesity, impaired glucose tolerance, dyslipidemia, and hypogonadism. The single-gene genetic analysis revealed an ALMS1 gene mutation. A diagnosis of ALMS was reached for meeting one major and four minor criteria.

Keywords: ALMS1; alström syndrome; alström–hallgren syndrome; ciliopathy; hereditary sensory and motor neuropathy.

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