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Study of the WFS1 gene and mitochondrial DNA in Spanish Wolfram syndrome families.
Clinical genetics - 1 Jun 2004
Domènech E, Gómez-Zaera M, Nunes V
Abstract excerpt
Wolfram syndrome (WS) is an autosomal recessive neurodegenerative disorder characterized by early onset diabetes mellitus and progressive optic atrophy. Patients with WS frequently develop deafness, diabetes insipidus, renal tract abnormalities, and diverse psychiatric illnesses, among others. A gene responsible for WS was identified on 4p16.1 (WFS1). It encodes a putative 890 amino acid transmembrane protein...
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