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A homozygous MYO7A mutation associated to Usher syndrome and unilateral auditory neuropathy spectrum disorder.
Molecular medicine reports - 1 Oct 2017
Xia Hong, Hu Pengzhi, Yuan Lamei, Xiong Wei, Xu Hongbo, Yi Junhui, Yang Zhijian, Deng Xiong, Guo Yi, Deng Hao
Abstract excerpt
Usher syndrome (USH) is an autosomal recessive disorder characterized by sensorineural hearing loss, progressive visual loss and night blindness due to retinitis pigmentosa (RP), with or without vestibular dysfunction. The purpose of this study was to detect the causative gene in a consanguineous Chinese family with USH. A c.3696_3706del (p.R1232Sfs*72) variant in the myosin VIIa gene (MYO7A) was identified in...
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