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Triple A (Allgrove) syndrome: an unusual association with syringomyelia.


ABSTRACT: Triple A (Allgrove) syndrome was first described by Allgrove in 1978 in two pairs of siblings. Since then, about 100 cases have been reported, all of them displaying an autosomal recessive pattern of inheritance. Clinical picture is characterized by achalasia, alacrimia and ACTH-resistant adrenal failure. A progressive neurological syndrome including central, peripheral and autonomic nervous system impairment, and mild mental retardation is often associated. The triple A syndrome gene, designated AAAS, is localized on chromosome 12q13. It consists of 16 exons, encoding for a 546 aminoacid protein called ALADIN (Alacrimia-Achalasia-aDrenal Insufficiency Neurologic disorder).

SUBMITTER: Bizzarri C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3704905 | biostudies-literature | 2013

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Triple A (Allgrove) syndrome: an unusual association with syringomyelia.

Bizzarri Carla C   Benevento Danila D   Terzi Cesare C   Huebner Angela A   Cappa Marco M  

Italian journal of pediatrics 20130624


Triple A (Allgrove) syndrome was first described by Allgrove in 1978 in two pairs of siblings. Since then, about 100 cases have been reported, all of them displaying an autosomal recessive pattern of inheritance. Clinical picture is characterized by achalasia, alacrimia and ACTH-resistant adrenal failure. A progressive neurological syndrome including central, peripheral and autonomic nervous system impairment, and mild mental retardation is often associated. The triple A syndrome gene, designate  ...[more]

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