Abderhalden–Kaufmann–Lignac syndrome
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| Other names: Abderhalden–Lignac–Kaufmann disease[1] | |
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| Abderhalden–Kaufmann–Lignac syndrome has an autosomal recessive pattern of inheritance. | |
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Abderhalden–Kaufmann–Lignac syndrome (AKL syndrome), also called nephropathic cystinosis[2], is an autosomal recessive renal disorder of childhood comprising cystinosis and renal rickets
Affected children are developmentally delayed with dwarfism, rickets and osteoporosis. Renal tubular disease is usually present causing aminoaciduria, glycosuria and hypokalemia.
Cysteine deposition is most evident in the conjunctiva and cornea.
It is named for Emil Abderhalden, Eduard Kaufmann and George Lignac.[3][4]
See also
References
- ↑ "Abderhalden Kaufmann Lignac syndrome". rarediseases.info.nih.gov. Archived from the original on 15 May 2018. Retrieved 15 May 2018. Archived 15 May 2018 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ "Nephropathic cystinosis (Concept Id: C2931187) - MedGen - NCBI". nih. Archived from the original on 30 September 2023. Retrieved 31 January 2024. Archived 30 September 2023 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ B.G. Firkin & J.A.Whitworth (1987). Dictionary of Medical Eponyms. Parthenon Publishing. ISBN 1-85070-333-7
- ↑ "Who Named It?". Archived from the original on 2019-03-01. Retrieved 2023-07-29. Archived 2019-03-01 at the Wayback Machine
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