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Four mutations in MITF, SOX10 and PAX3 genes were identified as genetic causes of waardenburg syndrome in four unrelated Iranian patients: case report.
BMC pediatrics - 8 Feb 2021
Zardadi Safoura, Rayat Sima, Doabsari Maryam Hassani, Alishiri Aliagha, Keramatipour Mohammad, Shahri Zeynab Javanfekr, Morovvati Saeid
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BACKGROUND: Waardenburg syndrome (WS) is a rare genetic disorder. The purpose of this study was to investigate clinical and molecular characteristics of WS in four probands from four different Iranian families. CASE PRESENTATION: The first patient was a 1-year-old symptomatic boy with congenital hearing loss and heterochromia iridis with a blue segment in his left iris. The second case was a 1.5-year-old...
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