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Three cases of Waardenburg syndrome type 2 in a Korean family.
Korean journal of ophthalmology : KJO - 1 Dec 2004
Choi Joong Hyuk, Moon Sung-Kyun, Lee Ki Hwang, Lew Ho Min, Chang Yoon-Hee
Abstract excerpt
Waardenburg syndrome (WS) is a rare, autosomal dominant disorder characterized by sensorineural hearing loss, pigmentary disturbances of the skin, hair, and iris, and other developmental defects such as lateral displacement of both medial canthi and lacrimal puncta called dystopia canthorum. While mutations of the PAX3 (paired box) gene have been identified in about 99% of WS type 1 cases, WS type 2 is a...
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