Übersetzung für 'Alagille' von Englisch nach Deutsch

Alagille syndrome

Alagille-Syndrom {n} <ALGS>med.

• Located on human chromosome 20, the "JAG1" gene is expressed in multiple organ systems in the body and causes the autosomal dominant disorder Alagille syndrome (ALGS) resulting from loss of function mutations within the gene.
• Cholestasis facies are a type of facies considered a symptom of Alagille syndrome. However it appears not to be specific but "a general feature of congenital intrahepatic cholestatic liver disease".
• Daniel Alagille (24 January 1925 – 8 November 2005) was a French physician who specialized in pediatric hepatology, the study of childhood liver diseases.
• NOTCH2 is associated with Alagille syndrome and Hajdu–Cheney syndrome.
• The town is also centre for the famous Swedish "Eel-parties" ("ålagille"), where people come together during August and September to eat smoked eel and drink considerable amounts of schnapps, preferably ones like Absolut Vodka that is produced in the town. Absolut Vodka is produced in Åhus, and is then exported to every corner of the world.

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