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Table 4 Differential diagnosis for Alstrom syndrome [41, 42]

From: Alstrom syndrome (OMIM 203800): a case report and literature review

 

Alstrom syndrome

Laurence- Moon syndrome

Bardet- Biedl syndrome

Refsum disease

Inheritance

AR

AR

AR

AR

Childhood Obesity

+

+

+

-

Visual Impairment

+

+

+

+

Sensorineural Deafness

+

-

-

+

Short Stature

+

-

-/+

-

Diabetes Mellitus

+

-

+

-

Renal Disease

+

-

+

-

Polydactyly/syndactyly

-

-

+

+

Mental Delay

-

+

+

+/-

Hypogonadism

+

+

+

-

Dilated Cardiomyopathy

+

-

-/+

-/+

Other

Hepatic Involvement

Spastic paraplegia

-

Anosmia Dysmorphic features Cerebellar ataxia Polyneuropathy

  1. Abbreviations: AR, autosomal recessive