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Molecular characterization of WFS1 in patients with Wolfram syndrome.
The Journal of molecular diagnostics : JMD - 1 May 2003
van ven Ouweland Johannes M W, Cryns Kim, Pennings Ronald J E, Walraven Inge, Janssen George M C, Maassen J Antonie, Veldhuijzen Bernard F E, Arntzenius Alexander B, Lindhout Dick, Cremers Cor W R J, Van Camp Guy, Dikkeschei Lambert D
Abstract excerpt
Wolfram (diabetes insipidus, diabetes mellitus, optic atrophy, and deafness) syndrome is a rare autosomal-recessive neurodegenerative disorder that is characterized by juvenile-onset diabetes mellitus, optic atrophy, diabetes insipidus, and sensorineural hearing impairment. A gene responsible for Wolfram syndrome (WFS1) has been identified on the short arm of chromosome 4 and subsequently mutations in WFS1 have...
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