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Sex-related hearing impairment in Wolfram syndrome patients identified by inactivating WFS1 mutations.
Audiology & neuro-otology - 1 Jan 2000
Pennings Ronald J E, Huygen Patrick L M, van den Ouweland Jody M W, Cryns Kim, Dikkeschei Lambert D, Van Camp Guy, Cremers Cor W R J
Abstract excerpt
This study examined the audiovestibular profile of 11 Wolfram syndrome patients (4 males, 7 females) from 7 families, with identified WFS1 mutations, and the audiometric profile of 17 related heterozygous carriers of WFS1 mutations. Patients with Wolfram syndrome showed a downsloping audiogram and progressive hearing impairment. None of the carriers had sensorineural hearing loss. Two patients with missense...
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