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Giovanni De Toni
Italian paediatrician, 1895-1973. Genoa.
Associated eponyms:
Abderhalden-Kaufmann-Lignac syndrome
Autosomal recessive syndrome of disturbance of amino acid transport characterized by deposition of cystine crystals in numerous tissues of the body, particularly evident in the conjunctiva and cornea.
Caffey-Silverman syndrome
Probably familial disease of infants affecting skeleton and adjacent tissues.
De Toni-Debré-Fanconi syndrome
A condition marked by a defect in the reabsorption of glucose, amino acids, phosphate and potassium.
Luder-Sheldon syndrome
A syndrome characterized by faulty renal tubular reabsorption of glucose and amino acids, causing glycosuria and aminoaciduria and resultant dwarfism.
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