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Modifier genes of hereditary hearing loss.
Current opinion in neurobiology - 1 Aug 2000
Friedman T, Battey J, Kachar B, Riazuddin S, Noben-Trauth K, Griffith A, Wilcox E
Abstract excerpt
Phenotypic variation between individuals with the same disease alleles may be attributable to the genotype at another locus, which is referred to as a modifier gene. Recent functional studies of modifier genes of hearing-loss loci have begun to refine our understanding of hearing processes and will guide the rational design of medical therapies for hearing loss.
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