The genetic and phenotypic landscapes of Usher syndrome: from disease mechanisms to a new classification

S Delmaghani, A El-Amraoui - Human Genetics, 2022 - Springer
Usher syndrome (USH) is the most common cause of deaf–blindness in humans, with a
prevalence of about 1/10,000 (~ 400,000 people worldwide). Cochlear implants are …

Usher syndrome

A Castiglione, C Möller - Audiology research, 2022 - mdpi.com
Usher syndrome (USH) is the most common genetic condition responsible for combined loss
of hearing and vision. Balance disorders and bilateral vestibular areflexia are also observed …

Usher syndrome: genetics of a human ciliopathy

C Fuster-García, B García-Bohórquez… - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Usher syndrome (USH) is an autosomal recessive syndromic ciliopathy characterized by
sensorineural hearing loss, retinitis pigmentosa and, sometimes, vestibular dysfunction …

The first genetic landscape of inherited retinal dystrophies in Portuguese patients identifies recurrent homozygous mutations as a frequent cause of pathogenesis

VG Peter, K Kaminska, C Santos, M Quinodoz… - PNAS …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Inherited retinal diseases (IRDs) are a group of ocular conditions characterized by an
elevated genetic and clinical heterogeneity. They are transmitted almost invariantly as …

Usher syndrome type IV: clinically and molecularly confirmed by novel ARSG variants

HM Velde, J Reurink, S Held, CHZ Li, S Yzer, J Oostrik… - Human Genetics, 2022 - Springer
Usher syndrome (USH) is an autosomal recessively inherited disease characterized by
sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL) and retinitis pigmentosa (RP) with or without vestibular …

Inherited causes of combined vision and hearing loss: clinical features and molecular genetics

TAC de Guimaraes, E Arram, AF Shakarchi… - British Journal of …, 2023 - bjo.bmj.com
Combined vision and hearing loss, also known as dual sensory impairment, can occur in
several genetic conditions, including ciliopathies such as Usher and Bardet-Biedl syndrome …

A Homozygous MAN2B1 Missense Mutation in a Doberman Pinscher Dog with Neurodegeneration, Cytoplasmic Vacuoles, Autofluorescent Storage Granules, and …

G Bullock, GS Johnson, SG Pattridge… - Genes, 2023 - mdpi.com
A 7-month-old Doberman Pinscher dog presented with progressive neurological signs and
brain atrophy suggestive of a hereditary neurodegenerative disorder. The dog was …

Mucopolysaccharidoses and the blood–brain barrier

O Sahin, HP Thompson, GW Goodman, J Li… - Fluids and Barriers of …, 2022 - Springer
Mucopolysaccharidoses comprise a set of genetic diseases marked by an enzymatic
dysfunction in the degradation of glycosaminoglycans in lysosomes. There are eight …

New mouse models with hypomorphic SUMF1 variants mimic attenuated forms of multiple sulfatase deficiency

NC Sorrentino, M Presa, S Attanasio… - Journal of inherited …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Multiple sulfatase deficiency (MSD) is an ultrarare lysosomal storage disorder due to
deficiency of all known sulfatases. MSD is caused by mutations in the Sulfatase Modifying …

An Engineered sgsh Mutant Zebrafish Recapitulates Molecular and Behavioural Pathobiology of Sanfilippo Syndrome A/MPS IIIA

AM Douek, M Amiri Khabooshan, J Henry… - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Mucopolysaccharidosis IIIA (MPS IIIA, Sanfilippo syndrome type A), a paediatric
neurological lysosomal storage disease, is caused by impaired function of the enzyme N …