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A family affected by branchio-oto syndrome with EYA1 mutations.
Auris, nasus, larynx - 1 May 2001
Fukuda S, Kuroda T, Chida E, Shimizu R, Usami S, Koda E, Abe S, Namba A, Kitamura K, Inuyama Y
Abstract excerpt
Branchio-oto (BO) syndrome is complicated with congenital preauricular fistulae, branchial fistulae (cysts), and hearing loss (sensorineural, conductive or mixed). As well as branchio-oto-renal (BOR) syndrome. it is known to be an autosomal dominant hereditary disorder. Since mutations in the EYA1 gene have been identified in both BO and BOR syndromes, mutation screening of this gene has been drawing attention as...
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