Usher's syndrome

Usher's syndrome
Ush·er's syndrome 'əsh-ərz- also Ush·er syndrome -ər- n an inherited disease that is characterized by congenital deafness or progressive hearing loss during childhood and by retinitis pigmentosa and that is inherited chiefly as an autosomal recessive trait
Usher Charles Howard (1865-1942)
British ophthalmologist. Usher published his description of Usher's syndrome in a 1914 article reporting on some cases of inherited retinitis pigmentosa.

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  • Usher syndrome — Usher syndrome. См. синдром Уше. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) …   Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.

  • Usher syndrome — A genetic disorder characterized by hearing impairment and an eye disorder called retinitis pigmentosa in which vision worsens over time. Some people with Usher syndrome also have balance problems. It is the most common disease that diminishes… …   Medical dictionary

  • Syndrome, Usher — A genetic disorder characterized by hearing impairment and an eye disorder called retinitis pigmentosa in which vision worsens over time. Some people with Usher syndrome also have balance problems. It is the most common disease that compromises… …   Medical dictionary

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  • Syndrome d'Usher — Le syndrome d Usher (1914) est une maladie génétique, caractérisée par une surdité congénitale associée à une cécité progressive par rétinite pigmentaire. C est la première cause de cécité surdité chez l adulte. On connaît plusieurs locus. On… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Usher — Cet article concerne le chanteur. Pour la maladie, voir Syndrome d Usher. Usher …   Wikipédia en Français

  • syndrome — The aggregate of symptoms and signs associated with any morbid process, and constituting together the picture of the disease. SEE ALSO: disease. [G. s., a running together, tumultuous concourse; (in med.) a concurrence of symptoms, fr. syn,… …   Medical dictionary

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