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Normal cochlear function in mdx and mdx(Cv3) Duchenne muscular dystrophy mouse models.
The Laryngoscope - 1 Aug 1999
Pillers D A, Duncan N M, Dwinnell S J, Rash S M, Kempton J B, Trune D R
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OBJECTIVES/HYPOTHESIS: Sensorineural hearing loss has been found in association with inherited muscular dystrophies in humans and in mouse models. An increased brainstem auditory evoked response threshold has been previously reported in the dystrophin-deficient mdx mouse model for Duchenne muscular dystrophy, suggesting that full-length dystrophin (Dp427) is involved in hearing. The objective of the present study...
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