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Jetskr9.net: Top: Health: Conditions and Diseases: Genetic Disorders: Usher Syndrome (2)

DescriptionUsher syndrome is a rare inherited disorder primarily characterized by deafness due to an impaired ability of the auditory nerves to transmit sensory input to the brain (sensorineual hearing loss) accompanied by retinitis pigmentosa, a disorder that causes progressive loss of vision.

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