Usher syndrome type III (USH3) linked to chromosome 3q in an Italian family.
We report an Italian family affected by Usher type III syndrome. Linkage study, performed using markers corresponding to the Usher loci already mapped, clearly showed linkage with markers on chromosome 3q24-25. Our data further support the presence of an Usher III locus on chromosome 3, as recently reported in a Finnish population.
Medical Genetics Service, IRCCS-CSS Hospital, San Giovanni Rotondo, Italy.
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D000328:Adult; D001766:Blindness / Q000235:genetics; D002648:Child; D002893:Chromosomes, Human, Pair 3; D005260:Female; D008040:Genetic Linkage; D006319:Hearing Loss, Sensorineural / Q000235:genetics*; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy; D008297:Male; D012174:Retinitis Pigmentosa / Q000235:genetics*; D013577:Syndrome