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Case Series of all three types of Ushers Syndrome of varying severity in the same family

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Neha Thakur, Narendra Rai

Introduction: Ushers syndrome is an autosomal recessive disorder characterized by hearing loss and visual impairment due to retinitis pigmentosa. There are three types of Ushers syndrome with decreasing order of severity. Type 1 has onset of illness at birth with rapid progression of symptoms. Type 2 has gradual onset of symptoms with moderate hearing loss and later onset of night vision problems. Type 3 is the least severe form with onset of symptoms at late teenage.

Case Series: We report here four siblings with Ushers. The first and second child had clinical symptoms su... view more»

DOI: 10.4172/2324-8785.1000251

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