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Usher’s syndrome is a rare cause of hereditary sensorineural deafness. The present paper deals with the report of four cases belonging to two different families, having different extents of involvement.

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  1. Department of ENT, Maulana Azad Medical College & Irwin Hospital, 110 002, New Delhi

    B. Singh, N. D. Puri & P. K. Kakar

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Singh, B., Puri, N.D. & Kakar, P.K. Usher’s Syndrome. Indian J Otolaryngol 30, 40–41 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02992056

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