Mesenchymal-specific Alms1 knockout in mice recapitulates metabolic features of Alström syndrome [PDF]
Molecular Metabolism, 2023 Objective: Alström Syndrome (AS), caused by biallelic ALMS1 mutations, includes obesity with disproportionately severe insulin resistant diabetes, dyslipidemia, and fatty liver.
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Identification of Variants in Four Families With Inherited Eye Disorders by Whole Exome Sequencing [PDF]
Molecular Genetics & Genomic MedicineBackground Inherited eye disorders are a significant cause of vision loss worldwide. According to the World Health Organization (WHO) estimates approximately 2.2 billion people have some degree of vision loss, but a significant proportion of these are ...
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Exploring Contraindicated Medications and Corresponding Targeted Genes for Migraine Through Integrated Genetic Approaches [PDF]
Brain and BehaviorObjective To identify contraindicated medications and corresponding target genes for migraine and its subtypes. Method Utilizing the Genome‐Wide Association Studies (GWAS) for 14 medication‐use categories from UK Biobank and GWAS for migraine and its ...
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Loss of the centrosomal protein ALMS1 alters lipid metabolism and the regulation of extracellular matrix-related processes [PDF]
Biology Direct, 2023 Background Alström syndrome (ALMS) is a rare autosomal recessive disease that is associated with mutations in ALMS1 gene. The main clinical manifestations of ALMS are retinal dystrophy, obesity, type 2 diabetes mellitus, dilated cardiomyopathy and multi ...
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A role for Alström syndrome protein, alms1, in kidney ciliogenesis and cellular quiescence. [PDF]
PLoS Genetics, 2007 Premature truncation alleles in the ALMS1 gene are a frequent cause of human Alström syndrome. Alström syndrome is a rare disorder characterized by early obesity and sensory impairment, symptoms shared with other genetic diseases affecting proteins of ...
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Depletion of ALMS1 affects TGF-β signalling pathway and downstream processes such as cell migration and adhesion capacity [PDF]
Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences, 2022 Background:ALMS1 is a ubiquitous gene associated with Alström syndrome (ALMS). The main symptoms of ALMS affect multiple organs and tissues, generating at last, multi-organic fibrosis in the lungs, kidneys and liver.
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Identification of ACBP as a potential target in ciliopathic obesity through multi-omics network analysis [PDF]
Nature CommunicationsCiliopathies are genetic disorders characterized by defective primary cilia function, with obesity as a clinical manifestation in certain cases, including Alström syndrome, which is caused by ALMS1 mutations.
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Phosphoproteomic profiling highlights CDC42 and CDK2 as key players in the regulation of the TGF-β pathway in ALMS1 and BBS1 knockout models [PDF]
Scientific ReportsThe primary cilium is a sensory organelle that extends from the plasma membrane. It plays a vital role in physiological and developmental processes by controlling different signalling pathways such as WNT, Sonic hedgehog (SHh), and transforming growth ...
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The Alström syndrome protein, ALMS1, interacts with α-actinin and components of the endosome recycling pathway. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2012 Alström syndrome (ALMS) is a progressive multi-systemic disorder characterized by cone-rod dystrophy, sensorineural hearing loss, childhood obesity, insulin resistance and cardiac, renal, and hepatic dysfunction. The gene responsible for Alström syndrome,
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Alström syndrome: a cross-sectional and follow-up study of 127 patients in China, highlighting genetic variant spectrum and cardiac features [PDF]
Orphanet Journal of Rare DiseasesBackground Alström syndrome (ALMS) is a rare autosomal recessive multisystem disorder caused by biallelic pathogenic variants in the ALMS1 gene, characterized by progressive cone-rod dystrophy, early-onset obesity, cardiomyopathy, and multiorgan ...
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