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Usher Syndrome |
Deafness-retinitis pigmentosa syndrome; dystrophia retinae pigmentosa-dysostosis syndrome; Graefe-Usher syndrome; Hallgren syndrome; Retinitis pigmentosa-deafness syndrome |
Usher syndrome is a genetic disease causing deaf-blindness. It is essentially progressive retinitis pigmentosa combined with congenital hearing impairment. It is inherited in an autosomal recessive pattern and is estimated to occur in 1 in 10,000 people. While this is a rare genetic condition, it represents the major cause of syndromic deafness with blindness. The condition gets its name from British ophthalmologist, C.H. Usher, who in 1914 wrote a paper describing several cases in which the ...
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- Cómo Hablarle a su Oculista (National Eye Institute)
- Diagram of the Eye (National Eye Institute)
- Diagrama del Ojo (National Eye Institute)
- Diagrama del Ojo: Antes y Después de Dilatar la Pupila (National Eye Institute)
- Early Diagnosis of Usher Syndrome Type 1 Made Possible by New Findings (National Institute of Child Health and Human Development)
- El Cuidado de los Ojos: Mitos y Realidades (National Eye Institute)
- Eye Health Organizations Database (National Eye Institute)
- Financial Aid for Eye Care (National Eye Institute)
- Genetics Home Reference: Usher syndrome (Genetics Home Reference)
- NIDCD Directory of Organizations (National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders)
- NIDCD Glossary (National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders)
- Talking to Your Doctor (National Eye Institute)
- Usher Syndrome (National Women's Health Information Center)
- Usher Syndrome (National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders)
- Usher Syndrome (National Eye Institute)
- Usher Syndrome (Foundation Fighting Blindness)
- Usher Syndrome (National Institutes of Health)
- Usher Syndrome (Cleveland Clinic)
- Usher Syndrome (Cleveland Clinic)
- Usher Syndrome: New Insights Lead to Earlier Treatment (National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders)
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