Whole genome sequencing identifies a novel ALMS1 gene mutation in two Chinese siblings with Alström syndrome

• Main Authors: Lin Yang (Author), Zixiu Li (Author), Mei Mei (Author), Xiaomei Fan (Author), Guodong Zhan (Author), Huijun Wang (Author), Guoying Huang (Author), Mingbang Wang (Author), Weidong Tian (Author), Wenhao Zhou (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2017-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Alström syndrome is a rare multi-systemic disorder with a broad spectrum of symptoms. This syndrome is characterized by childhood retinal degeneration; sensorineural hearing loss; obesity; type 2 diabetes mellitus; cardiomyopathy; systemic fibrosis; and pulmonary, hepatic, and r...