Article
A novel DFNB31 mutation associated with Usher type 2 syndrome showing variable degrees of auditory loss in a consanguineous Portuguese family.
Molecular vision - 1 Jan 2011
Audo Isabelle, Bujakowska Kinga, Mohand-Saïd Saddek, Tronche Sophie, Lancelot Marie-Elise, Antonio Aline, Germain Aurore, Lonjou Christine, Carpentier Wassila, Sahel José-Alain, Bhattacharya Shomi, Zeitz Christina
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: To identify the genetic defect of a consanguineous Portuguese family with rod-cone dystrophy and varying degrees of decreased audition. METHODS: A detailed ophthalmic and auditory examination was performed on a Portuguese patient with severe autosomal recessive rod-cone dystrophy. Known genetic defects were excluded by performing autosomal recessive retinitis pigmentosa (arRP) genotyping microarray...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
