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Mutational spectrum in Usher syndrome type II.
Clinical genetics - 1 Apr 2004
Ouyang X M, Yan D, Hejtmancik J F, Jacobson S G, Li A R, Du L L, Angeli S, Kaiser M, Balkany T, Liu X Z
Abstract excerpt
Usher syndrome type II is an autosomal recessive disorder characterized by moderate to severe hearing impairment and progressive visual loss due to retinitis pigmentosa (RP). We carried out a mutation screening of the USH2A gene in 88 probands with Usher syndrome type II to determine the frequency of USH2A mutations as a cause for USH2. Six mutations, including 2299delG, 921-922insCAGC, R334W, N346H, R626X, and...
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