A large multiexonic genomic deletion within the ALMS1 gene causes Alström syndrome in a consanguineous Pakistani family.

Nikopoulos K Department of Medical Genetics, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland.
Butt GU Nephrology Department, Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS), Islamabad, Pakistan.
Farinelli P Department of Medical Genetics, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland.
Mudassar M Nephrology Department, Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS), Islamabad, Pakistan.
Domènech-Estévez E Department of Medical Genetics, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland.
Samara C Department of Medical Genetics, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland.
Kausar M Institute of Biomedical and Genetic Engineering, Islamabad, Pakistan.
Masroor I Nephrology Department, Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS), Islamabad, Pakistan.
Chrast R Department of Medical Genetics, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland.
Rivolta C Department of Medical Genetics, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland.
Siddiqi S Institute of Biomedical and Genetic Engineering, Islamabad, Pakistan.