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Paired box 6 gene

The PAX6 gene encodes paired box 6, a transcription factor. Mutations in this gene cause autosomal dominant ocular disorders such as aniridia and Peter's anomaly. Aniridia associated with Wilms tumor is caused by microdeletions involving the neighboring WT1 gene.

Genetests:

Clinic Method Carrier testing
Turnaround 5 days
Specimen type genomic DNA
Clinic Method Massive parallel sequencing
Turnaround 25 days
Specimen type genomic DNA
Clinic Method Genomic sequencing of the entire coding region
Turnaround 20 days
Specimen type genomic DNA
Clinic Method Multiplex Ligation-Dependent Probe Amplification
Turnaround 20 days
Specimen type genomic DNA

Related Diseases:

Aniridia-Wilms-tumor syndrome
PAX6
WT1
WAGR syndrome
PAX6
WT1

References:

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Walther C et al. (1991) Pax-6, a murine paired box gene, is expressed in the developing CNS.

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Hanson I et al. (1999) Missense mutations in the most ancient residues of the PAX6 paired domain underlie a spectrum of human congenital eye malformations.

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Sander M et al. (1997) Genetic analysis reveals that PAX6 is required for normal transcription of pancreatic hormone genes and islet development.

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Morell RJ et al. (2007) A twin study of auditory processing indicates that dichotic listening ability is a strongly heritable trait.

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Orphanet article

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NCBI article

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OMIM.ORG article

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Wikipedia article

Wikipedia EN (PAX6) external link
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