Article
The changing face of Usher syndrome: clinical implications.
International journal of audiology - 1 Feb 2007
Cohen Mazal, Bitner-Glindzicz Maria, Luxon Linda
Abstract excerpt
Usher syndrome is both genetically and phenotypically heterogeneous. Traditionally, the condition has been classified into three clinical types, differentiated by the severity and progression of the hearing impairment and by the presence or absence of vestibular symptoms. Recent advances in molecular genetics have enabled researchers to study the phenotypic expression in confirmed molecular groups of Usher. In...
Topics
- Audiometry, Pure-Tone
- Diagnosis, Differential
- Dyneins
- Extracellular Matrix Proteins
- Humans
- Myosin VIIa
- Myosins
- Phenotype
- Usher Syndromes
