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Mutations in myosin VIIA (MYO7A) and usherin (USH2A) in Spanish patients with Usher syndrome types I and II, respectively.
Human mutation - 1 Jul 2002
Nájera Carmen, Beneyto Magdalena, Blanca José, Aller Elena, Fontcuberta Ana, Millán José María, Ayuso Carmen
Abstract excerpt
Usher syndrome is an autosomal recessive disorder characterized by congenital hearing impairment and retinitis pigmentosa. Three clinical types are known (USH1, USH2 and USH3), and there is an extensive genetic heterogeneity, with at least ten genes implicated. The most frequently mutated genes are MYO7A, which causes USH1B, and usherin, which causes USH2A. We carried out a mutation analysis of these two genes in...
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