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The novel compound heterozygous mutations, V434del and W666X, in WFS1 gene causing the Wolfram syndrome in a Chinese family.
Endocrine - 1 Apr 2009
Hong Jie, Zhang Yu-Wen, Zhang Hui-Jie, Jia Hui-Ying, Zhang Yu, Ding Xiao-Yi, Zhou Dan-Yang, Chen Hui-Ping, Jiang Xiao-Hua, Cui Bin, Li Xiao-Ying, Ning Guang
Abstract excerpt
Wolfram syndrome (WFS), also known as DIDMOAD, is an infrequent cause of diabetes mellitus. WFS is an autosomal recessive neurodegenerative disease characterized by various clinical manifestations such as diabetes mellitus, optic atrophy, diabetes insipidus, deafness, neurological symptoms, renal tract abnormalities, psychiatric disorders, and gonadal disorders. The majority of patients with WFS carry the loss of...
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