Molecular diagnosis of Usher syndrome: application of two different next generation sequencing-based procedures.

Usher syndrome (USH) is a clinically and genetically heterogeneous disorder characterized by visual and hearing impairments. Clinically, it is subdivided into three subclasses with nine genes identified so far. In the present study, we investigated whether the currently available Next Generation Seq...

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Main Authors: Danilo Licastro, Margherita Mutarelli, Ivana Peluso, Kornelia Neveling, Nienke Wieskamp, Rossella Rispoli, Diego Vozzi, Emmanouil Athanasakis, Angela D'Eustacchio, Mariateresa Pizzo, Francesca D'Amico, Carmela Ziviello, Francesca Simonelli, Antonella Fabretto, Hans Scheffer, Paolo Gasparini, Sandro Banfi, Vincenzo Nigro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3430670?pdf=render