439:, District of South Carolina, 1790β1906; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M1183, 1 roll); Records of District Courts of the United States, Record Group 21; National Archives, Washington, D.C. Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at New York, New York, 1820-1897; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M237, 675 rolls); Records of the U.S. Customs Service, Record Group 36; National Archives, Washington, D.C.
237:, areflexia, demyelination, defective intestinal lipid absorption with low serum cholesterol level, intestinal malabsorption, amaurosis, retarded growth, and steatorrhea. Intellectual development may be slightly retarded. Many afflicted with the syndrome are unable to walk.
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specializing in geriatric ophthalmology. He opened a new field in investigative medicine and founded the
Society of Geriatric Ophthalmology. He was also widely known as the co-discoverer and namer of Bassen-Kornzweig Syndrome, also called
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The syndrome appears in infancy. Affected children appear normal at birth but usually fail to thrive during their first year. The syndrome may predominate in males (71%). Most cases occur in children of Jewish descent, especially among
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Kornzweig's publications include over 50 articles and books, beginning in 1948 with a series of articles on the "Eye in Old Age" and concluding with, in 1980, "New Ideas for the Old Eye".
174:, where he was an associate clinical professor. He subsequently taught at Mount Sinai School of Medicine, where he was a clinical professor, and eventually
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Abraham L. Kornzweig, MD; Ira
Eliasoph, MD; Morris Feldstein, MD. (1968). "Selective Atrophy of the Radial Peripapillary Capillaries in Chronic Glaucoma".
229:. Complications include retinitis pigmentosa, degenerative changes in the central nervous system involving the cerebellum and long tracts, fatty
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Abraham L. Kornzweig, M.D.; Frank A. Bassen M.D. (1957). "Retinitis
Pigmentosa, Acanthocytosis, and Heredodegenerative Neuromuscular Disease".
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166:, after which he entered private practice until 1934. He returned to Mount Sinai for a residency in ophthalmology and, in 1936, received a
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Frank A. Bassen, M.D.; Abraham L. Kornzweig, M.D. (1950). "Malformation of the
Erythrocytes in a Case of atypical Retinitis Pigmentosa".
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210:(LDL) and very low density lipoprotein (VLDL). Individuals with this condition are unable to properly digest fats. Symptoms include
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Bassen-Kornzweig disease, also called Bassen-Kornzweig
Syndrome, is a rare congenital disorder in which the body fails to produce
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Abraham L. Kornzweig, MD; Eliasoph, MD; Morris
Feldstein, MD. (1966). "The Retinal Vasculature in Macular Degeneration".
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Abraham L. Kornzweig, MD; Ira
Eliasoph, MD; Morris Feldstein, MD. (1964). "Occlusive Disease of Retinal Vasculature".
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He retired in poor health in 1972, although he continued to work on his research projects until his death in 1982.
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Bassen F A; Kornzwelg A L (1950). "Malformation of the erythrocytes in a case of atypical retinitis pigmentosa".
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Morris
Feldstein, M.D.; Abraham L. Kornzweig, M.D.; Julius Schneider, M.D. (1959). "Ocular Surgery in the Aged".
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He married Chifra
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professor, of ophthalmology. He was also director of research and chief of ophthalmology at the
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trait. It is also commonly recognized as a betalipoprotein deficiency or abetalipoproteinemia.
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225:(burr-cell malformation of the erythrocytes), and the reduction or even absence of B-
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Barry G. Firkin and Judith A. Whitworth. "Bassen-Kornzweig Syndrome."
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Barry G. Firkin; Judith A. Whitworth (1989). "Abraham Leon Korzweig".
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and other forms of nerve dysfunction. Treatment includes vitamin E.
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Steven M. Podos, M.D. (January 1983). "Abraham Kornzweig".
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The Parthenon Publishing Group. 1989. New edition in 2002.
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Characteristics of the syndrome include the presence of
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in 1925. From 1925 to 1928, he trained as an intern at
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245:Jews. The disease is transmitted as an
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180:Jewish Home and Hospital for the Aged
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490:Dictionary of Medical Eponyms.
505:"Bassen Kornzweig's Disease".
160:Mount Sinai Hospital, New York
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565:Physicians from New York City
454:Mondofacto Medical dictionary
415:Dictionary of Medical Eponyms
170:. For 17 years, he taught at
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172:NYU-Bellevue Medical School
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450:"Bassen-Kornzweig disease"
321:Archives of Ophthalmology
308:Archives of Ophthalmology
295:Archives of Ophthalmology
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550:American ophthalmologists
509:. Unbound Medicine. 2009.
150:Kornzweig graduated from
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124:Abraham Leon Kornzweig
18:American opthamologist
216:peripheral neuropathy
196:Further information:
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198:Abetalipoproteinemia
133:Abetalipoproteinemia
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352:Neuroacanthocytosis
247:autosomal recessive
152:Columbia University
65:Columbia University
521:The New York Times
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475:(5): 381β7.
208:lipoprotein
534:Categories
243:Ashkenazi
168:diplomate
146:Biography
137:physician
371:Ancestry
346:See also
231:diarrhea
176:emeritus
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