5th Annual Usher Syndrome in Louisiana Symposium
Symposium: Friday, September 19, 2025
Ush One See Run/Walk: Saturday, September 20, 2025
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Located in Lafayette, Louisiana
More details for both the symposium and the Run/Walk to come! For more information or to pre-register, please email USHinLA@lsuhsc.edu.
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About the Usher in Louisiana Symposium
The overall goal of my research is to develop a therapeutic approach to prevent or cure the deafness and blindness associated with Usher syndrome (Usher). At LSU Health New Orleans, we focus on Usher syndrome type 1C, which affects the Acadian populations of south Louisiana and Canada.
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About Usher Syndrome
According to the National Institutes of Health, Usher syndrome is the most common condition that affects both hearing and vision; sometimes it also affects balance. The major symptoms of Usher syndrome are deafness or hearing loss and an eye disease called retinitis pigmentosa (RP).
There are three clinical types based upon the severity and age of onset of symptoms. Type 1 Usher is the most severe form with profound deafness and balance problems at birth as well as blindness beginning in early adolescence. A single mutation in the USH1C gene accounts for nearly all type 1 Usher cases in Acadian populations.
