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Early-onset sensorineural hearing loss is a prominent feature of H syndrome.
International journal of pediatric otorhinolaryngology - 1 Jul 2010
Ramot Yuval, Sayama Koji, Sheffer Ruth, Doviner Victoria, Hiller Nurith, Kaufmann-Yehezkely Michal, Zlotogorski Abraham
Abstract excerpt
This case report describes two patients with H syndrome, a multisystemic autosomal recessive disorder, caused by mutations in the SLC29A3 gene. It is characterized by cutaneous hyperpigmentation, camptodactyly or flexion contractures and other features, among them hearing loss. The two patients had hearing loss as their presenting symptom, and had mutations in SLC29A3, one of them a novel mutation. The aim of...
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