Alternative titles and symbols : Senior-loken syndrome; Renal-retinal syndrome; Juvenile nephronophthisis with leber amaurosis; Renal dysplasia and retinal aplasia; Loken-senior syndrome;
Description : Senior-Loken syndrome is an autosomal recessive disease with the main features of
nephronophthisis (NPHP; see 256100) and Leber congenital amaurosis (see 204000). Mutations
in some of the same genes that cause nephronophthisis (see 256100) cause Senior-Loken
syndrome. - Genetic Heterogeneity of Senior-Loken Syndrome Other forms of SLSN include
SLSN4 (606996), caused by mutation in the;
Inheritance : Autosomal recessive;
Molecular basis : Caused by mutation in the nephrocystin gene (NPHP1, 607100.0005);