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Novel PAX3 mutations causing Waardenburg syndrome type 1 in Tunisian patients.
International journal of pediatric otorhinolaryngology - 1 Dec 2017
Trabelsi Mediha, Nouira Malek, Maazoul Faouzi, Kraoua Lilia, Meddeb Rim, Ouertani Ines, Chelly Imen, Benoit Valérie, Besbes Ghazi, Mrad Ridha
Abstract excerpt
Waardenburg syndrome (WS) is an auditory-pigmentary disease characterized by a clinical and genetic variability. WS is classified into four types depending on the presence or absence of additional symptoms: WS1, WS2, WS3 and WS4. Type 1 and 3 are mostly caused by PAX3 mutations, while type 2 and type 4 are genetically heterogeneous. The aims of this study are to confirm the diagnostic of WS1 by the sequencing of...
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