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Impact of the Usher syndrome on olfaction.
Human molecular genetics - 1 Feb 2016
Jansen Fabian, Kalbe Benjamin, Scholz Paul, Mikosz Marta, Wunderlich Kirsten A, Kurtenbach Stefan, Nagel-Wolfrum Kerstin, Wolfrum Uwe, Hatt Hanns, Osterloh Sabrina
Abstract excerpt
Usher syndrome is a genetically and clinically heterogeneous disease in humans, characterized by sensorineural hearing loss, retinitis pigmentosa and vestibular dysfunction. This disease is caused by mutations in genes encoding proteins that form complex networks in different cellular compartments. Currently, it remains unclear whether the Usher proteins also form networks within the olfactory epithelium (OE)....
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