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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1-2
pubmed:dateCreated
2010-2-1
pubmed:abstractText
Allgrove syndrome (or triple A syndrome) is a rare autosomal recessive disorder characterized by alacrima, achalasia, ACTH-resistant adrenal insufficiency and autonomic/neurological abnormalities. It is caused by mutations in the AAAS gene, located on chromosome 12q13. We describe a 42-year-old patient who presented with neuropathy and was found to have alacrima, achalasia, mild autonomic dysfunction with significant central and peripheral nervous system involvement. She was later diagnosed with oligosymptomatic triple A syndrome. Sequencing of the AAAS gene identified two heterozygous mutations within exon 14 and its donor splice site (p.L430F-c.1288C>T and c.1331+1G>T), one of which is novel. Allgrove syndrome should be suspected in patients with neurological impairment associated with two or more of the main symptoms (alacrima, achalasia or adrenal insufficiency).
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
1878-5883
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:day
15
pubmed:volume
290
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
150-2
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:20051279-Adrenal Insufficiency, pubmed-meshheading:20051279-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:20051279-Autonomic Nervous System Diseases, pubmed-meshheading:20051279-DNA Mutational Analysis, pubmed-meshheading:20051279-Esophageal Achalasia, pubmed-meshheading:20051279-Exons, pubmed-meshheading:20051279-Female, pubmed-meshheading:20051279-Genetic Predisposition to Disease, pubmed-meshheading:20051279-Genotype, pubmed-meshheading:20051279-Heterozygote, pubmed-meshheading:20051279-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:20051279-Italy, pubmed-meshheading:20051279-Mutation, pubmed-meshheading:20051279-Nerve Tissue Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:20051279-Nuclear Pore Complex Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:20051279-Peripheral Nervous System Diseases, pubmed-meshheading:20051279-RNA Splice Sites, pubmed-meshheading:20051279-Syndrome
pubmed:year
2010
pubmed:articleTitle
Triple A syndrome: a novel compound heterozygous mutation in the AAAS gene in an Italian patient without adrenal insufficiency.
pubmed:affiliation
Institute of Neurology, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy. mluigetti@gmail.com
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports