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Next generation sequencing identifies a pathogenic mutation of WFS1 gene in a Moroccan family with Wolfram syndrome: a case report.
Journal of medical case reports - 27 Sept 2023
Sahli Maryem, Zrhidri Abdelali, Boualaoui Imad, Cherkaoui Jaouad Imane, El Kadiri Youssef, Nouini Yassine, Sefiani Abdelaziz
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BACKGROUND: Wolfram syndrome is a rare autosomal recessive neurodegenerative disorder that affects 1/200,000 to 1/1,000,000 children. It is characterized by juvenile onset diabetes, optic nerve atrophy and other systemic manifestations. Symptoms of the disease arise mostly in early childhood with a high mortality rate due to severe neurological complications. Two causative genes have been identifed in this...
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