What is Senior-Loken syndrome 6?

What is Senior-Loken syndrome 6?

• Senior-Loken syndrome 6: A rare inherited disorder characterized by kidney dysfunction and progressive eye disease. Type 6 is caused by a chromosomal defect on chromosome 12q21.3. End stage kidney disease usually occurs early in the second decade and vision impairment occurs by 3 years of age.

Senior-Loken syndrome 6: Introduction

Types of Senior-Loken syndrome 6:

Broader types of Senior-Loken syndrome 6:

• Genetic conditions
• Kidney conditions
• Urinary system conditions
• Eye and vision conditions
• Head conditions
• Mental retardation conditions
• Intellectual or developmental disabilities
• Growth conditions
• Metabolic conditions
• more types...»

How serious is Senior-Loken syndrome 6?

Prognosis of Senior-Loken syndrome 6: poor with death occurring before adulthood

What causes Senior-Loken syndrome 6?

Causes of Senior-Loken syndrome 6: see causes of Senior-Loken syndrome 6

What are the symptoms of Senior-Loken syndrome 6?

Symptoms of Senior-Loken syndrome 6: see symptoms of Senior-Loken syndrome 6

Can anyone else get Senior-Loken syndrome 6?

More information: see contagiousness of Senior-Loken syndrome 6
Inheritance: see inheritance of Senior-Loken syndrome 6

Senior-Loken syndrome 6: Testing

Diagnostic testing: see tests for Senior-Loken syndrome 6.

Misdiagnosis: see misdiagnosis and Senior-Loken syndrome 6.

How is it treated?

Doctors and Medical Specialists for Senior-Loken syndrome 6: Medical Geneticist ; see also doctors and medical specialists for Senior-Loken syndrome 6.
Treatments for Senior-Loken syndrome 6: see treatments for Senior-Loken syndrome 6

Name and Aliases of Senior-Loken syndrome 6

Main name of condition: Senior-Loken syndrome 6

SLSN6

Senior-Loken syndrome 6: Related Conditions

Research the causes of these diseases that are similar to, or related to, Senior-Loken syndrome 6:

• Rare inherited disorder
• Polyuria
• Vision loss
• Arterial hypertension
• Chromosomal defect

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