Usher syndrome, type 1C: A rare inherited disorder characterized by sensorineural deafness and progressive vision loss which starts during the first decade of life and blindness usually occurs between 20-35 years of age. Symptoms are generally more severe than in type 2 with deafness occurring at birth or during first year and vision loss starting during childhood. The defect occurs on chromosome 11p15.1. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Usher syndrome, type 1C is available below.
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Usher syndrome, type 1C is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of
Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health
(NIH). This means that Usher syndrome, type 1C, or a subtype of Usher syndrome, type 1C,
affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)
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