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Ames Waltzer deaf mice have reduced electroretinogram amplitudes and complex alternative splicing of Pcdh15 transcripts.
Investigative ophthalmology & visual science - 1 Jul 2006
Haywood-Watson Ricky J L, Ahmed Zubair M, Kjellstrom Sten, Bush Ronald A, Takada Yuichiro, Hampton Lori L, Battey James F, Sieving Paul A, Friedman Thomas B
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PURPOSE: Mutations of PCDH15, the gene encoding protocadherin 15, cause either nonsyndromic deafness DFNB23 or Usher syndrome type 1F (USH1F) in humans and deafness with balance problems in Ames waltzer (av) mice. Persons with USH1 usually begin to exhibit signs of retinitis pigmentosa (RP) in ea...
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