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Sensorineural deafness, distinctive facial features, and abnormal cranial bones: a new variant of Waardenburg syndrome?
American journal of medical genetics. Part A - 15 Jul 2008
Gad Alona, Laurino Mercy, Maravilla Kenneth R, Matsushita Mark, Raskind Wendy H
Abstract excerpt
The Waardenburg syndromes (WS) account for approximately 2% of congenital sensorineural deafness. This heterogeneous group of diseases currently can be categorized into four major subtypes (WS types 1-4) on the basis of characteristic clinical features. Multiple genes have been implicated in WS, and mutations in some genes can cause more than one WS subtype. In addition to eye, hair, and skin pigmentary...
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