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Novel compound heterozygous mutations in MYO7A Associated with Usher syndrome 1 in a Chinese family.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2014
Gao Xue, Wang Guo-Jian, Yuan Yong-Yi, Xin Feng, Han Ming-Yu, Lu Jing-Qiao, Zhao Hui, Yu Fei, Xu Jin-Cao, Zhang Mei-Guang, Dong Jiang, Lin Xi, Dai Pu
Abstract excerpt
Usher syndrome is an autosomal recessive disease characterized by sensorineural hearing loss, age-dependent retinitis pigmentosa (RP), and occasionally vestibular dysfunction. The most severe form is Usher syndrome type 1 (USH1). Mutations in the MYO7A gene are responsible for USH1 and account for 29-55% of USH1 cases. Here, we characterized a Chinese family (no. 7162) with USH1. Combining the targeted capture of...
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