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Spectrum of PEX1 and PEX6 variants in Heimler syndrome.
European journal of human genetics : EJHG - 1 Nov 2016
Smith Claire E L, Poulter James A, Levin Alex V, Capasso Jenina E, Price Susan, Ben-Yosef Tamar, Sharony Reuven, Newman William G, Shore Roger C, Brookes Steven J, Mighell Alan J, Inglehearn Chris F
Abstract excerpt
Heimler syndrome (HS) consists of recessively inherited sensorineural hearing loss, amelogenesis imperfecta (AI) and nail abnormalities, with or without visual defects. Recently HS was shown to result from hypomorphic mutations in PEX1 or PEX6, both previously implicated in Zellweger Syndrome Spectrum Disorders (ZSSD). ZSSD are a group of conditions consisting of craniofacial and neurological abnormalities,...
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