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A de novo SOX10 mutation causing severe type 4 Waardenburg syndrome without Hirschsprung disease.
American journal of medical genetics. Part A - 15 Apr 2008
Sznajer Yves, Coldéa Cristina, Meire Françoise, Delpierre Isabelle, Sekhara Tayeb, Touraine Renaud L
Abstract excerpt
Type 4 Waardenburg syndrome represents a well define entity caused by neural crest derivatives anomalies (melanocytes, intrinsic ganglion cells, central, autonomous and peripheral nervous systems) leading, with variable expressivity, to pigmentary anomalies, deafness, mental retardation, peripheral neuropathy, and Hirschsprung disease. Autosomal dominant mode of inheritance is prevalent when Sox10 gene mutation...
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