Case of Alstr̈m syndrome with late presentation dilated cardiomyopathy

Internal Medicine Journal

Volumn 31, Issue 9, 2001, Pages 569-570

  Worthley, M I ^a   Zeitz, C J ^a  

^a North Western Adelaide Health Service   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CASE REPORT; CHROMOSOME 2; CHROMOSOME DISORDER; CONGESTIVE CARDIOMYOPATHY; HUMAN; LETTER; MALE; MULTIPLE MALFORMATION SYNDROME; SYNDROME; ALSTROM SYNDROME; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; HEART DILATATION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; LABORATORY TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ABNORMALITIES, MULTIPLE; ADULT; CARDIOMYOPATHY, CONGESTIVE; CASE REPORT; CHROMOSOME DISORDERS; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 2; HUMAN; MALE; SYNDROME;

CAPTOPRIL; CARVEDILOL; DIGOXIN; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; FUROSEMIDE; METFORMIN; SPIRONOLACTONE; THYROXINE;

EID: 0035542930     PISSN: 14440903     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1445-5994.2001.00140.x     Document Type: Article

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