Waardenburg syndrome is a genetic disorder that has features such as distinctive facial abnormalities; unusually diminished coloration (pigmentation) of the hair, the skin, and/or the iris of both ...

Evaluation of 4-month-old girl who presented with congenital cataracts revealed heterochromia iridis, fundus hypopigmentation, residual white forelock and sensory neural hearing loss - findings ...

I am seated at my desk staring at a client ‘s brief I’m supposed to crack, deadline is past due but my mind is miles away, spiralling and churning, racing at the speed of light with a myriad of ...

The microphthalmia-associated transcription factor (MITF) is a basic helix-loop-helix leucine zipper transcription factor, which regulates melanocyte development and the biosynthetic melanin pathway.

With the X-ray vision of DESY's light source DORIS, a research team from Hamburg and Iceland has uncovered the molecular structure of a master regulator central to the most deadly form of skin cancer, ...

Beth Leipholtz from Minnesota is candid about her son living with Waardenburg syndrome. It's a genetic condition that affects the coloring of skin, hair, and eyes, according to the Cleveland Clinic.

“As a trans person, I’ve always tried my best to be myself, including when I was a kid and had no idea that trans people existed, let alone that I was trans.” (Photo: Instagram/stef.sanjati) I was ...

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A couple from New York say it was “magical” seeing their seven-month-old baby girl, who was born deaf because of a rare genetic condition, hear their voices for the first time after being outfitted ...

Niyati Kantaliya, a one-year-old, recently received a bionic ear at KEM Hospital, mirroring her elder sister's surgery a decade prior. Both sisters share congenital deafness and blue eyes, indicative ...

This is the adorable moment that a baby hears its mother’s voice for the very first time. Alison Potts was born with a genetic hearing disorder called Waardenburg syndrome and she unknowingly passed ...