Genetic and phenotypic heterogeneity in Chinese patients with Waardenburg syndrome type II.

Waardenburg Syndrome (WS) is an autosomal-dominant disorder characterized by sensorineural hearing loss and pigmentary abnormalities of the eyes, hair, and skin. Microphthalmia-associated transcription factor (MITF) gene mutations account for about 15% of WS type II (WS2) cases. To date, fewer than...

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Main Authors: Shuzhi Yang, Pu Dai, Xin Liu, Dongyang Kang, Xin Zhang, Weiyan Yang, Chengyong Zhou, Shiming Yang, Huijun Yuan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3806753?pdf=render