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Identification of homozygous WFS1 mutations (p.Asp211Asn, p.Gln486*) causing severe Wolfram syndrome and first report of male fertility.
European journal of human genetics : EJHG - 1 Mar 2013
Haghighi Amirreza, Haghighi Alireza, Setoodeh Aria, Saleh-Gohari Nasrollah, Astuti Dewi, Barrett Timothy G
Abstract excerpt
Wolfram syndrome (WFS) is a neurodegenerative genetic condition characterized by juvenile-onset of diabetes mellitus and optic atrophy. We studied clinical features and the molecular basis of severe WFS (neurodegenerative complications) in two consanguineous families from Iran. A clinical and molecular genetic investigation was performed in the affected and healthy members of two families. The clinical diagnosis...
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