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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  • 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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  • 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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