USHER SYNDROME IS THE MOST COMMON GENETIC CAUSE OF COMBINED DEAFNESS AND BLINDNESS.
WHAT IS USHER SYNDROME?
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USHER SYNDROME IS THE MOST COMMON GENETIC CAUSE OF COMBINED DEAFNESS AND BLINDNESS.
WHAT IS USHER SYNDROME?
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USHER SYNDROME IS THE MOST COMMON GENETIC CAUSE OF COMBINED DEAFNESS AND BLINDNESS.
WHAT IS USHER SYNDROME?
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IT IS ESTIMATED THAT 400,000 PEOPLE WORLDWIDE HAVE USHER SYNDROME.
IT IS ESTIMATED THAT 25,000 PEOPLE IN THE U.S. HAVE USHER SYNDROME.
ONLY 4,000 PEOPLE (1%) HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED
= 1,000 people
HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE USHER SYNDROME?
HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE USHER SYNDROME?
AN ESTIMATED
400,000
PEOPLE WORLDWIDE HAVE USHER SYNDROME.
AN ESTIMATED
25,000
PEOPLE IN THE UNITED STATE HAVE USHER SYNDROME.
ONLY
4,000 (1%)
HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED
= 1,000 people
HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE USHER SYNDROME?
IT IS ESTIMATED THAT 400,000 PEOPLE WORLDWIDE HAVE USHER SYNDROME.
IT IS ESTIMATED THAT 25,000 PEOPLE IN THE U.S. HAVE USHER SYNDROME.
ONLY 4,000 PEOPLE (1%) HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED.
= 1,000 people
TYPES AND SYMPTOMS
THERE ARE 3 TYPES OF USHER SYNDROME:
TYPE 1
Profound deafness in both ears from birth.
Decreased night vision before age 10, then a gradual loss of peripheral vision.
Balance problems from birth.
TYPE 2
Moderate to severe hearing loss from birth
Decreased night vision begins in late childhood or teens, then a gradual loss of peripheral vision
Normal.
TYPE 3
Normal at birth; progressive loss in childhood or early teens.
Varies in severity; night vision problems begin in teens, then a gradual loss of peripheral vision.
Normal to near normal; chance of later problems.
TYPE 1
TYPE 2
TYPE 3
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TYPES AND SYMPTOMS
There are 3 Types of Usher syndrome.
TYPE 1
Profound deafness in both ears from birth.
Decreased night vision before age 10, then a gradual loss of peripheral vision.
Balance problems from birth.
TYPE 2
Moderate to severe hearing loss from birth.
Decreased night vision begins in late childhood or teens, then a gradual loss of peripheral vision.
Normal.
TYPE 3
Normal at birth; progressive loss in childhood or early teens.
Varies in severity; night vision problems begin in teens, then a gradual loss of peripheral vision.
Normal to near normal; chance of later problems .
TYPE 1
TYPE 2
TYPE 3
CLICK EACH TYPE FOR MORE INFO
TYPES & SYMPTOMS
THERE ARE 3 TYPES OF USHER SYNDROME:
CLICK EACH TYPE ABOVE FOR MORE INFO
TYPE 1
Profound deafness in both ears from birth.
Decreased night vision before age 10, then a gradual loss of peripheral vision.
Balance problems from birth.
TYPE 2
Moderate to severe hearing loss from birth
Decreased night vision begins in late childhood or teens, then a gradual loss of peripheral vision
Normal.
TYPE 3
Normal at birth; progressive loss in childhood or early teens.
Varies in severity; night vision problems begin in teens, then a gradual loss of peripheral vision.
Normal to near normal; chance of later problems.
TYPE 1
TYPE 2
TYPE 3
WHAT CAUSES USHER SYNDROME?
Usher syndrome is inherited, which means that it is passed from parents to a child through genes.
Since the gene is recessive, the condition occurs only when a child inherits two copies of the same faulty gene, one from each parent.
AFFECTED
CARRIER
CARRIER
UNAFFECTED
UNAFFECTED: Does not have USH, Not a carrier
CARRIER: Does not have USH
AFFECTED: Has USH
WHAT CAUSES USHER SYNDROME?
Usher syndrome is inherited, which means that it is passed from parents to a child through genes.
Since the gene is recessive, the condition occurs only when a child inherits two copies of the same faulty gene, one from each parent.
UNAFFECTED: Does not have USH, Not a carrier
CARRIER: Does not have USH
AFFECTED: Has USH
AFFECTED
CARRIER
CARRIER
UNAFFECTED
WHAT CAUSES USHER SYNDROME?
Usher syndrome is inherited, which means that it is passed from parents to a child through genes.
Since the gene is recessive, the condition occurs only when a child inherits two copies of the same faulty gene, one from each parent.
UNAFFECTED: Does not have USH, Not a carrier
CARRIER: Does not have USH
AFFECTED: Has USH
AFFECTED
CARRIER
CARRIER
UNAFFECTED
WHAT IS THE USHER SYNDROME SOCIETY?
The Usher Syndrome Society is a non-profit that uses the arts, educational events, and collaboration to raise awareness and funds for treatments and a cure for Usher syndrome (USH).
Learn more at www.ushersyndromesociety.org
WHAT IS THE USHER SYNDROME SOCIETY?
The Usher Syndrome Society is a non-profit that uses the arts, educational events, and collaboration to raise awareness and funds for treatments and a cure for Usher syndrome (USH).
Learn more at www.ushersyndromesociety.org
WHAT IS THE USHER SYNDROME SOCIETY?
The Usher Syndrome Society is a non-profit that uses the arts, educational events, and collaboration to raise awareness and funds for treatments and a cure for Usher syndrome (USH).
Learn more at www.ushersyndromesociety.org