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Regulation of the microphthalmia-associated transcription factor gene by the Waardenburg syndrome type 4 gene, SOX10.
The Journal of biological chemistry - 6 Oct 2000
Verastegui C, Bille K, Ortonne J P, Ballotti R
Abstract excerpt
The absence of melanocytes from the cochlea and epidermis is responsible of deafness and hypopigmentation, two symptoms shared by the four Waardenburg syndrome (WS) subtypes. Microphthalmia-associated transcription factor (MITF) controls melanocyte survival and differentiation. Mutations, which impair MITF function or expression, result in an abnormal melanocyte development leading to the WS2. WS1 and WS3 are...
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