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Molecular and clinical characterization of Waardenburg syndrome type I in an Iranian cohort with two novel PAX3 mutations.
Gene - 15 Dec 2015
Jalilian Nazanin, Tabatabaiefar Mohammad Amin, Farhadi Mohammad, Bahrami Tayeb, Emamdjomeh Hesam, Noori-Daloii Mohammad Reza
Abstract excerpt
Waardenburg syndrome (WS) is a disease of abnormal neural-crest derived melanocyte development characterized by hearing loss and pigmentary disturbances in hair, eyes and skin. WS is subdivided into four major types, WS1-WS4, where WS1 is recognized by the presence of dystopia canthorum, with PAX3 being the only known gene involved. This study aimed at investigating PAX3 mutations and clinical characteristics of...
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