Usher Syndrome

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    • Major symptoms: hearing loss and retinitis pigmentosa, causing blindnessNIH: Usher Syndrome
    • Types 1 and 2 account for 90-95% of all the Usher Syndrome casesNIH: Usher Syndrome Genetics Home Reference: Usher syndrome
    • Usher Syndrome accounts for 3-6% of children who are deaf and 3-6% of children who are hard of hearingNIH: Usher Syndrome
    • 4 babies in every 100,000 births in the US are born with Usher SyndromeNIH: Usher Syndrome
    • There is currently no cureNIH: Usher Syndrome Genetics Home Reference: Usher syndrome
    • Treatment is limited to educational programs to adapt to the loss of hearing and sightNIH: Usher Syndrome Genetics Home Reference: Usher syndrome

  • Usher Syndrome is a genetic disease that affects the sight and hearing of children; in its most severe form, children are born profoundly deaf and begin to lose their sight by age ten. People with Usher Syndrome Type III are born with normal sight and hearing, but slowly become blind and deaf. There is no treatment or cure, and unless there is family history of the disease, identifying people who are carriers of the gene is as yet very difficult.MSNBC: Peter Alexander on his sister, who is losing both her sight and hearing (March 20, 2009)

  • Usher Syndrome

    Usher Syndrome is an inherited disease, and passes from parent to child. To inherit Usher, a child must get the recessive gene from both parents. People with an Usher Syndrome mutation in a gene may be carriers, in that they do not show symptoms but may pass it along to their children. Genetic tests for people without family history of Usher Syndrome are not typically done, because the disease is known to be seated in several genes and may be located in others unknown as yet.NIH: Usher Syndrome Genetics Home Reference: Usher syndrome

  • Usher Syndrome Types

    • Type 1: Children who have Type 1 Usher Syndrome are profoundly deaf at birth and have severe balance problems. They are slow to sit up and may not walk independently until they are 18 months old. Vision problems develop by age 10, starting with night blindness; they rapidly go completely blind. Genetics Home Reference: Usher syndrome
    • Type 2: Type 2 Usher Syndrome children are born with moderate to severe hearing loss and normal balance. Vision problems progress more slowly than Type 1.NIH: Usher Syndrome
    • Type 3: Children with Type 3 Usher Syndrome have normal hearing at birth. Hearing and sight worsen over time, but the rate of decline varies.NIH: Usher Syndrome Genetics Home Reference: Usher syndrome

  • Disclaimer

    The content in this page is not a substitute for professional medical advice. If you think your child has Usher Syndrome, please make sure to consult your doctor.

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