Title: Insulin Resistance: Alström Syndrome
Authors: Swapnil Jain, Amandeep Singh, C.L Nawal, Akshay Shekhawat, Radhey Shyam Chejara, Sagar Barasara
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.18535/jmscr/v6i2.111
Abstract
Alström syndrome is a rare ciliopathy affecting about 1 in 1,000,000 individuals. It is characterized by cone-rod dystrophy, insulin resistance, diabetes mellitus, cardiomyopathy, renal & hepatic dysfunction, hearing loss, advanced bone age &hypogonadism. Here, we report a case of insulin resistance which eventually got diagnosed as Alström syndrome.
Keyword: Alström, Ciliopathy, Insulin Resistance, Hearing Loss.
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