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Molecular epidemiology of Usher syndrome in Italy.
Molecular vision - 1 Jan 2011
Vozzi Diego, Aaspõllu Anu, Athanasakis Emmanouil, Berto Anna, Fabretto Antonella, Licastro Danilo, Külm Maigi, Testa Francesco, Trevisi Patrizia, Vahter Marju, Ziviello Carmela, Martini Alessandro, Simonelli Francesca, Banfi Sandro, Gasparini Paolo
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: Usher syndrome is an autosomal recessive disorder characterized by hearing and vision loss. Usher syndrome is divided into three clinical subclasses (type 1, type 2, and type 3), which differ in terms of the severity and progression of hearing loss and the presence or absence of vestibular symptoms. Usher syndrome is defined by significant genetic heterogeneity, with at least 12 distinct loci described...
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