

Usher syndrome is an autosomal recessive disorder characterized by congenital hearing loss combined with retinitis pigmentosa, and in some cases, vestibular areflexia.

12 Center of Competence for Rare Diseases, Jules Verne Clinic, F-44000 Nantes, France.11 Clinical Genetics Service, University Hospital, Genetics and Development Institute of Rennes IDGDR, UMR6290 University of Rennes, F-35000 Rennes, France.10 Vision and Neuro-Ophthalmology Department, University of Lille, CHU Lille, F-59000 Lille, France.9 Medical Genetics Department, University of Angers, CHU Angers, F-49000 Angers, France.8 Medical Genetics Department, University of Toulouse, CHU Purpan, F-31000 Toulouse, France.7 Medical Genetics Department, University of Poitiers, CHU Poitiers, F-86000 Poitiers, France.6 Reference Center for Rare Affections in Ophthalmology Genetics (CARGO), Institute of Medical Genetics of Alsace, University of Strasbourg, CHU Strasbourg, F-67000 Strasbourg, France.5 Medical Genetics Department, University of Montpellier, CHU Montpellier, F-34000 Montpellier, France.4 Oto Laryngology Department, University of Montpellier, CHU Montpellier, F-34000 Montpellier, France.3 National Reference Centre for Inherited Sensory Diseases, University Montpellier, CHU Montpellier, F-34000 Montpellier, France.2 Institute for Neurosciences of Montpellier (INM), University of Montpellier, Inserm, F-34000 Montpellier, France.1 Molecular Genetics Laboratory, University of Montpellier, CHU Montpellier, F-34000 Montpellier, France.
