Genetic Analysis for Two Italian Siblings with Usher Syndrome and Schizophrenia

Usher syndrome is a group of autosomal recessive genetic disorders characterized by deafness, retinitis pigmentosa, and sometimes vestibular areflexia. The relationship between Usher syndrome and mental disorders, most commonly a “schizophrenia-like” psychosis, is sometimes described in the literatu...

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Main Authors: Daniela Domanico, Serena Fragiotta, Paolo Trabucco, Marcella Nebbioso, Enzo Maria Vingolo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2012-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Ophthalmological Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/380863