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Localisation of the gene responsible for fechtner syndrome in a region <600 Kb on 22q11-q13.
European journal of human genetics : EJHG - 1 Nov 2000
Cusano R, Gangarossa S, Forabosco P, Caridi G, Ghiggeri G M, Russo G, Iolascon A, Ravazzolo R, Seri M
Abstract excerpt
Fechtner syndrome is an autosomal dominant disorder which has been thought to be a variant of Alport syndrome. It is characterised by nephritis, sensorineural hearing loss and eye abnormalities, as well as by macrothrombocytopenia and polymorphonuclear inclusion bodies. Recently, the Fechtner syndrome has been mapped in a 5.5 Mb region on the long arm of chromosome 22 by linkage analysis in an extended Israeli...
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