Muscular atrophy-ataxia-retinitis pigmentosa-diabetes mellitus syndrome, also known as Kurukawa-Takagi-Nakao syndrome is a very rare genetic disorder which is characterized by muscular atrophy, cerebellar ataxia, reduced sense of touch, retinal degeneration, and diabetes mellitus beginning in late childhood-early adolescence.[1][2] It is inherited in an autosomal dominant manner.[3] It has been described in 10 members from a large 4-generation Japanese family (1986).[4][5]
| Muscular atrophy-ataxia-retinitis pigmentosa-diabetes mellitus syndrome | |
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| Other names | Kurukawa-Takagi-Nakao syndrome |
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| Specialty | Medical genetics |
| Usual onset | Adolescence |
| Duration | Lifelong |
| Causes | Genetic mutation |
| Prevention | none |
| Prognosis | Medium, nearing bad |
| Frequency | Very rare, only 10 cases have been described in medical literature. |
| Deaths | - |
References
edit- ^ "Muscular atrophy ataxia retinitis pigmentosa and diabetes mellitus - About the Disease - Genetic and Rare Diseases Information Center". rarediseases.info.nih.gov. Retrieved 2022-06-03.
- ^ Diseases, Rare. "rarediseasesoscarnscuedu". Rare disease oscar.
- ^ RESERVED, INSERM US14-- ALL RIGHTS. "Orphanet: Muscular atrophy ataxia retinitis pigmentosa diabetes mellitus syndrome". www.orpha.net. Retrieved 2022-06-03.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "OMIM Entry - % 158500 - MUSCULAR ATROPHY, ATAXIA, RETINITIS PIGMENTOSA, AND DIABETES MELLITUS". omim.org. Retrieved 2022-06-03.
- ^ Furukawa, Tetsuo; Takagi, Akio; Nakae, Kiku; Sugita, Hideo; Tsukagoshi, Hiroshi; Tsubaki, Tadao (1968-10-01). "Hereditary muscular atrophy with ataxia, retinitis pigmentosa, and diabetes mellitus: A clinical report of a family". Neurology. 18 (10): 942–947. doi:10.1212/WNL.18.10.942. ISSN 0028-3878. PMID 5748751. S2CID 5930824.
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