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ALS8
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ALS8See: Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 8.
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Lateral
Toward the side, sideways.
Sclerosis
Hardening.
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ALS3
See: Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 3.
ALS4
See: Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 4.
ALS5
See: Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 5.
ALS6
See: Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 6.
ALS7
See: Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 7.
ALS8
Alstrom syndrome
"A progressive genetic disorder characterized by obesity, deafness, and visual problems in childhood and diabetes with insulin resistance (type 2 diabetes) and kidney failure in adulthood. Individuals with Alstr”m syndrome have been identified in over 20 countries. Although the syndrome is generally rare, it is unusually frequent among Acadians, both those living in Nova Scotia and those in Louisiana. The syndrome first described by C.H. Alstr”m in Sweden in 1959. (It should therefore have two dots over the ""o"".)"
Alstr”m syndrome
See: Alstrom syndrome.
Alstrom-Hallgren syndrome
See: Alstrom syndrome
Alstr”m-Hallgren syndrome
See: Alstrom syndrome.
ALT (alanine aminotransferase)
An enzyme normally present in liver and heart cells that is released into the bloodstream when the liver or heart is damaged. The blood ALT levels are elevated with liver damage (for example, from viral hepatitis) or with an insult to the heart (for example, from a heart attack). Some medications can also raise ALT levels. ALT is also called serum glutamic pyruvic transaminase (SGPT).
RELATED TERMS--------------------------------------
Lateral
Toward the side, sideways.
Sclerosis
Hardening.
SIMILAR TERMS--------------------------------------
PREVIOUS AND NEXT TERMS--------------------------------------
ALS3
See: Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 3.
ALS4
See: Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 4.
ALS5
See: Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 5.
ALS6
See: Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 6.
ALS7
See: Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 7.
ALS8
Alstrom syndrome
"A progressive genetic disorder characterized by obesity, deafness, and visual problems in childhood and diabetes with insulin resistance (type 2 diabetes) and kidney failure in adulthood. Individuals with Alstr”m syndrome have been identified in over 20 countries. Although the syndrome is generally rare, it is unusually frequent among Acadians, both those living in Nova Scotia and those in Louisiana. The syndrome first described by C.H. Alstr”m in Sweden in 1959. (It should therefore have two dots over the ""o"".)"
Alstr”m syndrome
See: Alstrom syndrome.
Alstrom-Hallgren syndrome
See: Alstrom syndrome
Alstr”m-Hallgren syndrome
See: Alstrom syndrome.
ALT (alanine aminotransferase)
An enzyme normally present in liver and heart cells that is released into the bloodstream when the liver or heart is damaged. The blood ALT levels are elevated with liver damage (for example, from viral hepatitis) or with an insult to the heart (for example, from a heart attack). Some medications can also raise ALT levels. ALT is also called serum glutamic pyruvic transaminase (SGPT).
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