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Homozygous and heterozygous inheritance of PAX3 mutations causes different types of Waardenburg syndrome.
American journal of medical genetics. Part A - 15 Sept 2003
Wollnik Bernd, Tukel Turgut, Uyguner Oya, Ghanbari Asadollah, Kayserili Hulya, Emiroglu Melike, Yuksel-Apak Memnune
Abstract excerpt
Type I Waardenburg syndrome (WS-I) is an auditory-pigmentary syndrome caused by heterozygous loss of function mutations in the PAX3 gene. Klein-Waardenburg syndrome (WS-III) is a very rare condition and represents an extreme presentation of WS-I, additionally associated with musculoskeletal abnormalities. We present an 18-months old Turkish child with typical Klein-Waardenburg syndrome (WS) including dystopia...
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