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Alström syndrome

Background

Alström syndrome is a very rare, hereditary genetic disorder first described by C.H. Alström in Sweden in 1959. There are over two hundred cases known worldwide.

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Medical text written October 1999 by Contact a Family based on information provided by the Jackson Laboratory, Maine, USA. Approved October 1999 by Dr R Paisey. Last updated January 2004 by Dr R Paisey, Consultant Physician, Torbay Hospital, Torquay, UK.

 

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