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Phenotypical and genotypical expression of Wolfram syndrome in 12 patients from a Sicilian district where this syndrome might not be so infrequent as generally expected.
Journal of endocrinological investigation - 1 Feb 2014
Lombardo F, Salzano G, Di Bella C, Aversa T, Pugliatti F, Cara S, Valenzise M, De Luca F, Rigoli L
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Since the original description, there have been only few epidemiological studies of Wolfram syndrome (WS). AIM: Aims of the present paper are to ascertain WS prevalence and expression in a district of North-eastern Sicily, i.e. a geographic area where consanguineous unions are not very unusual. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Prevalence rates of WS in the Messina district were calculated by taking into...
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