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Interaction among SOX10, PAX3 and MITF, three genes altered in Waardenburg syndrome.
Human molecular genetics - 12 Aug 2000
Bondurand N, Pingault V, Goerich D E, Lemort N, Sock E, Le Caignec C, Wegner M, Goossens M
Abstract excerpt
Waardenburg syndrome (WS) is an autosomal dominant disorder with an incidence of 1 in 40 000 that manifests with sensorineural deafness and pigmentation defects. It is classified into four types depending on the presence or absence of additional symptoms. WS1 and WS3 are due to mutations in the PAX3 gene whereas some WS2 cases are associated with mutations in the microphthalmia-associated transcription factor...
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