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Novel nonsense mutation of the endothelin-B receptor gene in a family with Waardenburg-Hirschsprung disease.
American journal of medical genetics - 5 Nov 1999
Syrris P, Carter N D, Patton M A
Abstract excerpt
Waardenburg syndrome (WS) comprises sensorineural hearing loss, hypopigmentation of skin and hair, and pigmentary disturbances of the irides. Four types of WS have been classified to date; in WS type IV (WS4), patients additionally have colonic aganglionosis (Hirschsprung disease, HSCR). Mutations in the endothelin-3 (EDN3), endothelin-B receptor (EDNRB), and Sox10 genes have been identified as causative for WS...
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