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Wolfram syndrome: identification of a phenotypic and genotypic variant from Jordan.
American journal of medical genetics - 30 May 2002
Ajlouni Kamel, Jarrah Nadim, El-Khateeb Mohammed, El-Zaheri Mohamed, El Shanti Hatem, Lidral Andrew
Abstract excerpt
Wolfram syndrome is an autosomal recessive disorder with probable locus heterogeneity. Only insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus and progressive optic-nerve atrophy are necessary to make the diagnosis, but associated findings include diabetes insipidus, sensorineural hearing loss, ataxia, peripheral neuropathy, urinary-tract atony, and psychiatric illnesses. We performed clinical and molecular studies on four...
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