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Wolfram syndrome 1 and Wolfram syndrome 2.
Current opinion in pediatrics - 1 Aug 2012
Rigoli Luciana, Di Bella Chiara
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Wolfram syndrome 1 (WS1) is an autosomal recessive disorder characterized by diabetes insipidus, diabetes mellitus, optic atrophy, and deafness (DI DM OA D syndrome) associated with other variable clinical manifestations. The causative gene for WS1 (WFS1) encoding wolframin maps to chromosome 4p16.1. Wolframin has an important function in maintaining the homeostasis of the endoplasmic reticulum...
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