Published January 1, 2015 | Version v1
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Whole-exome sequencing revealed two novel mutations in Usher syndrome

  • 1. Istanbul Univ, Cerrahpasa Med Sch, Dept Med Genet, Istanbul, Turkey
  • 2. Amer Hosp, Dept Family Med, Istanbul, Turkey
  • 3. TUBITAK Marmara Res Ctr, Genet Engn & Biotechnol Inst, Kocaeli, Turkey
  • 4. Adv Genom & Bioinformat Res Ctr IGBAM, Tubitak, Kocaeli, Turkey
  • 5. Biruni Univ, TR-34010 Istanbul, Turkey

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Usher syndrome is a clinically and genetically heterogeneous autosomal recessive inherited disorder accompanied by hearing loss and retinitis pigmentosa (RP). Since the associated genes are various and quite large, we utilized whole-exome sequencing (WES) as a diagnostic tool to identify the molecular basis of Usher syndrome. DNA from a 12-year-old male diagnosed with Usher syndrome was analyzed by WES. Mutations detected were confirmed by Sanger sequencing. The pathogenicity of these mutations was determined by in silico analysis.

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