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A complex TFAP2A allele is associated with branchio-oculo-facial syndrome and inner ear malformation in a deaf child.
American journal of medical genetics. Part A - 1 Mar 2009
Tekin Mustafa, Sirmaci Asli, Yüksel-Konuk Berrin, Fitoz Suat, Sennaroğlu Levent
Abstract excerpt
We present a 4-year-old girl with congenital profound sensorineural deafness associated with inner ear malformation (incomplete partition type II, enlarged vestibule, and enlarged vestibular aqueduct). The proposita also had pseudocleft lips, skin defects, auricle abnormalities, and unilateral multicystic dysplastic kidney, leading to the diagnosis of branchio-oculo-facial (BOF) syndrome. Mutation analysis of the...
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