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Usher Syndrome Type 1

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Description

Usher syndrome type I is an autosomal recessive condition characterized by profound congenital hearing impairment with unintelligible speech, early retinitis pigmentosa (usually evident within the first decade), and constant vestibular dysfunction. Type I is distinguished from type II (OMIM ) on the basis of severity of hearing loss and the extent of vestibular involvement. Type I patients are profoundly deaf, whereas type II patients are 'hard of hearing.' Vestibular function is defective in type I patients, whereas type II patients have normal vestibular function (Moller et al., 1989). Patients with type III (USH3 ) have progressive hearing loss. Genetic Heterogeneity of Usher Syndrome Type IUSH type I is genetically heterogeneous. USH1C (OMIM ), the 'Acadian variety,' is caused by mutation in harmonin (OMIM ), on 11p15. USH1D (OMIM ) is caused by mutation in the cadherin-23 (CDH23 ) on 10q21. USH1F (OMIM ) is caused by mutation in the protocadherin-15 (PCDH15 ) on 10q22. USH1G (OMIM ) is caused by mutation in the SANS gene (OMIM ), on 17q25. USH1E (OMIM ) maps to 21q21, and USH1H (OMIM ) maps to 15q22-q23. USH1J (OMIM ) is caused by mutation in the CIB2 gene (OMIM ) on 15q24. USH1K (OMIM ) maps to chromosome 10p11.21-q21.1.A form of USH type I in which affected members carried heterozygous mutations in both CDH23 and PCDH15 has been reported (USH1D/F; see {601067}), thus supporting a digenic model for some individuals with this phenotype.Gerber et al. (2006) presented evidence that the form of USH1 previously called USH1A, or the 'French variety,' and mapped to chromosome 14 does not in fact exist; mutations in the MYO7A gene were found in most of these families, and in others the phenotype was found to map to other loci.Ahmed et al. (2003) reviewed the molecular genetics of Usher syndrome and indicated that at least 12 loci had been identified as underlying the 3 different clinical subtypes.

Genes related to Usher Syndrome Type 1

  • MYO7A
  • USH1C
  • PCDH15
  • CIB2
  • CDH23
  • USH1E
  • USH1G
  • USH1H
  • USH1K

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Clinical Features

Top most frequent phenotypes and symptoms related to Usher Syndrome Type 1

  • Intellectual disability
  • Global developmental delay
  • Hearing impairment
  • Ataxia
  • Sensorineural hearing impairment
  • Cataract
  • Motor delay
  • Blindness
  • Depressivity
  • Visual loss

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Incidence and onset information

— Currently we don't have prevalence information about this disease (Not enough data available about incidence and published cases.)
— No data available about the known clinical features onset.

Alternative names

Usher Syndrome Type 1 Is also known as ush1, retinitis pigmentosa and congenital deafness, us1.

Researches and researchers

Doctors, researchs, and experts related to Usher Syndrome Type 1 extracted from public data.

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Current Researchs and researchers

  • MONTPELLIER — Dr Anne-Françoise ROUX

    Responsible for diagnostic tests - Investigator of research project - Manager of registry - Contact person of registry

    • Institution/s:
      — IURC - Institut Universitaire de Recherche Clinique
    • Research area/topic::

      Zebrafish to study the impact of identified variants in neurosensory pathologies


  • PARIS — Dr Aziz EL-AMRAOUI

    Investigator of research project

    • Institution/s:
      — Département de Neuroscience, Institut Pasteur
    • Research area/topic::

      Modeling the Usher Syndrome type I (USH1) retinopathy in pig: physiopathology and gene therapy


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1 %
Genes
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MYO7A
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100 %
Genes
12 %
MYO7A Sequence Analysis (Familial Mutation/Variant Analysis).

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MYO7A
Specificity
100 %
Genes
12 %
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MYO7A
Specificity
100 %
Genes
12 %
GeneAware Complete Panel Version 2 (Female).

By Baylor Miraca Genetics Laboratories (United States).

RMRP, BCS1L, SACS, BLM, SGCA, SGCB, SGCG, SGSH, SLC12A6, SLC17A5, SLC22A5, SLC25A13, SLC25A15, SLC26A2, SLC35A3, SLC7A7, SMN1, SMPD1, BTD, BTK , (...)

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Specificity
3 %
Genes
45 %
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RMRP, BCS1L, SACS, BLM, SGCA, SGCB, SGCG, SGSH, SLC12A6, SLC17A5, SLC22A5, SLC25A13, SLC25A15, SLC26A2, SLC35A3, SLC7A7, SMN1, SMPD1, BTD, TGM1 , (...)

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Specificity
3 %
Genes
45 %
Hearing Loss Advanced Sequencing and CNV Evaluation.

By Athena Diagnostics Inc (United States).

BCS1L, ROR1, SALL1, SEMA3E, SIX1, SIX5, SLC12A1, SLC19A2, SLC22A4, SNAI2, SMPX, SOX10, TBX1, TCOF1, TECTA, TFAP2A, TIMM8A, TJP2, TMPRSS3, USH1C , (...)

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Specificity
4 %
Genes
67 %
NGS Hearing Loss Panel.

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SIX1, SNAI2, SMPX, SOX10, TECTA, TIMM8A, TJP2, TMPRSS3, USH1C, USH2A, CLRN1, TSPEAR, WFS1, ESPN, CDH23, CACNA1D, ACTG1, PCDH15, USH1G, WHRN , (...)

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