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Immunohistochemistry and reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction as methods for diagnostic determination of usher syndrome type IIa.
The Laryngoscope - 1 Jul 2004
Cohn Edward, Bhattacharya Gautam, Pearsall Nicole, Shendrik Igor, Kimberling William, Cosgrove Dominic
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OBJECTIVES/HYPOTHESIS: Patients having null mutations in the USH2A gene do not produce usherin and therefore are not positive for immunohistochemical staining of the usherin protein. Thus, immunostaining for usherin can serve as a reliable diagnostic tool for Usher syndrome type IIa. STUDY DESIGN...
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