Waardenburg syndrome (WS) comprises sensorineural hearing loss, hypopigmentation of skin and hair, and pigmentary disturbances of the irides. Four types of WS have been classified to date; in WS type IV (WS4), patients additionally have colonic aganglionosis (Hirschsprung disease, HSCR). Mutations i
A homozygous mutation in the endothelin-3 gene associated with a combined Waardenburg type 2 and Hirschsprung phenotype (Shah-Waardenburg syndrome)
✍ Scribed by Hofstra, Robert M.W.; Osinga, Jan; Tan-Sindhunata, Gita; Wu, Ying; Kamsteeg, Erik-J.; Stulp, Rein P.; Ravenswaaij-Arts, Conny van; Majoor-Krakauer, Daniëlle; Angrist, Misha; Chakravarti, Aravinda
- Book ID
- 109915737
- Publisher
- Nature Publishing Group
- Year
- 1996
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 315 KB
- Volume
- 12
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1061-4036
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