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WFS1/wolframin mutations, Wolfram syndrome, and associated diseases.
Human mutation - 1 May 2001
Khanim F, Kirk J, Latif F, Barrett T G
Abstract excerpt
Wolfram syndrome (WS) is the inherited association of juvenile-onset insulin-dependant diabetes mellitus and progressive bilateral optic atrophy. A nuclear gene, WFS1/wolframin, was identified that segregated with disease status and demonstrated an autosomal recessive mode of inheritance. Mutation analysis of the WFS1 gene in WS patients has identified mutations in 90% of patients. Most were compound...
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