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==Overview==
'''Flynn-Aird Syndrome''' is a rare, [[autosomal dominant]], hereditary [[degenerative]] [[neurology|neurological]] disorder characterized by early-onset [[dementia]], [[ataxia]], muscle wasting, skin atrophy, and eye abnormalities.  It may cause [[cataract]]s, [[retinitis pigmentosa]], [[myopia]], [[dental caries]], [[peripheral neuropathy]], [[deafness]], and cystic bone changes. It was first identified in the 1950s by American neurologists P. Flynn and Robert B. Aird.

[[Image:Autosomal Dominant Pedigree Chart.svg|thumb|left|Flynn-Aird Syndrome is inherited in an autosomal dominant fashion.]]

[[Category:Neurological disorders]]

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