A child resides within a young adult: The first reported case of Alström syndrome in Bangladesh

Abstract

Abstract A 32‐year‐old male case with short stature presented to us with audio‐visual impairment, obesity, impaired glucose tolerance, dyslipidemia, and hypogonadism. The single‐gene genetic analysis revealed an ALMS1 gene mutation. A diagnosis of ALMS was reached for meeting one major and four minor criteria.

Keywords

• ALMS1
• alström syndrome
• alström–hallgren syndrome
• ciliopathy
• hereditary sensory and motor neuropathy