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Genetic analysis of an Indian family with members affected with Waardenburg syndrome and Duchenne muscular dystrophy.
Molecular vision - 1 Jan 2012
Kapoor Saketh, Bindu Parayil Sankaran, Taly Arun B, Sinha Sanjib, Gayathri Narayanappa, Rani S Vasantha, Chandak Giriraj Ratan, Kumar Arun
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PURPOSE: Waardenburg syndrome (WS) is characterized by sensorineural hearing loss and pigmentation defects of the eye, skin, and hair. It is caused by mutations in one of the following genes: PAX3 (paired box 3), MITF (microphthalmia-associated transcription factor), EDNRB (endothelin receptor type B), EDN3 (endothelin 3), SNAI2 (snail homolog 2, Drosophila) and SOX10 (SRY-box containing gene 10). Duchenne...
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