Metabolic syndrome features presenting in early childhood in Alström syndrome: A case report

JCRPE Journal of Clinical Research in Pediatric Endocrinology

Volumn 1, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 278-280

  Pirgon, Özgür ^a   Atabek, Mehmet Emre ^b   Tanju, Ilhan Asya ^c  

^a Medicana Konya Hospital   (Turkey)

^b SELCUK UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c GULHANE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Alstr m syndrome; Child; Metabolic syndrome

Indexed keywords

ACANTHOSIS NIGRICANS; ALSTROM SYNDROME; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DYSTROPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; KARYOTYPING; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OBESITY; OPHTHALMOSCOPY; PHOTOPHOBIA; SCHOOL CHILD;

ALSTROM SYNDROME; CHILD; HUMANS; MALE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X;

EID: 77953443045     PISSN: 13085727     EISSN: 13085735     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4274/jcrpe.v1i6.278     Document Type: Article

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