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USH1K, a novel locus for type I Usher syndrome, maps to chromosome 10p11.21-q21.1.
Journal of human genetics - 1 Oct 2012
Jaworek Thomas J, Bhatti Rashid, Latief Noreen, Khan Shaheen N, Riazuddin Saima, Ahmed Zubair M
Abstract excerpt
We ascertained two large Pakistani consanguineous families (PKDF231 and PKDF608) segregating profound hearing loss, vestibular dysfunction, and retinitis pigmentosa; the defining features of Usher syndrome type 1 (USH1). To date, seven USH1 loci have been reported. Here, we map a novel locus, USH1K, on chromosome 10p11.21-q21.1. In family PKDF231, we performed a genome-wide linkage screen and found a region of...
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