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SIX1 mutation screening in 247 branchio-oto-renal syndrome families: a recurrent missense mutation associated with BOR.
Human mutation - 1 Apr 2008
Kochhar Amit, Orten Dana J, Sorensen Jessica L, Fischer Stephanie M, Cremers Cor W R J, Kimberling William J, Smith Richard J H
Abstract excerpt
Branchio-oto-renal syndrome (BOR) is a clinically heterogeneous autosomal dominant form of syndromic hearing loss characterized by variable hearing impairment, malformations of the pinnae, the presence of branchial arch remnants, and various renal abnormalities. Both EYA1 and SIX1 are expressed in developing otic, branchial and renal tissue. Consistent with this expression pattern, mutations in both genes cause...
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