Genetic Screening of the Usher Syndrome in Cuba

Genetic Screening of the Usher Syndrome in Cuba

BackgroundUsher syndrome (USH) is a recessive inherited disease characterized by sensorineural hearing loss, retinitis pigmentosa, and sometimes, vestibular dysfunction. Although the molecular epidemiology of Usher syndrome has been well studied in Europe and United States, there is a lack of studie...

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Main Authors: Elayne E. Santana, Carla Fuster-García, Elena Aller, Teresa Jaijo, Belén García-Bohórquez, Gema García-García, José M. Millán, Araceli Lantigua
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Genetics
Subjects:
retinitis pigmentosa
sensorineural hearing loss
Usher syndrome
deaf-blindness
molecular genetics
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fgene.2019.00501/full

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