| Literature DB >> 11398101 |
Z M Ahmed1, S Riazuddin, S L Bernstein, Z Ahmed, S Khan, A J Griffith, R J Morell, T B Friedman, S Riazuddin, E R Wilcox.
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Human chromosome 10q21-22 harbors USH1F in a region of conserved synteny to mouse chromosome 10. This region of mouse chromosome 10 contains Pcdh15, encoding a protocadherin gene that is mutated in ames waltzer and causes deafness and vestibular dysfunction. Here we report two mutations of protocadherin 15 (PCDH15) found in two families segregating Usher syndrome type 1F. A Northern blot probed with the PCDH15 cytoplasmic domain showed expression in the retina, consistent with its pathogenetic role in the retinitis pigmentosa associated with USH1F.Entities:
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Year: 2001 PMID: 11398101 PMCID: PMC1226045 DOI: 10.1086/321277
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Am J Hum Genet ISSN: 0002-9297 Impact factor: 11.025