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Direct linkLago-Avery, Patricia, Comp. – Northeast Technical Assistance Center (NETAC), Rochester Institute of Technology, 2001
Usher Syndrome is an autosomal recessive genetic disorder characterized by congenital hearing loss and gradually developing retinitis pigmentosa leading to the loss of vision. Approximately 25,000 people in the United States have some form of Usher Syndrome. Most of these individuals have either Type I (10,000) or Type II (15,000). Type I Usher…
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