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Wolfram syndrome

noun Wol·fram syndrome\ˈwl-frəm-\

Medical Definition of WOLFRAM SYNDROME

:  a rare hereditary disorder that is characterized especially by type 1 diabetes, diabetes insipidus, optic atrophy, sensorineural deafness, and bladder dysfunction and that is inherited as an autosomal recessive trait

Biographical Note for WOLFRAM SYNDROME

Wolfram, D. J. (flourished 1938), American physician. Wolfram published a report on four cases of Wolfram syndrome in 1938.

Variants of WOLFRAM SYNDROME

Wol·fram syndrome or Wolfram's syndrome

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