Mammalian cochlear genes and hereditary deafness.

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Deafness is the most common sensory hereditary disorder. It is a genetically heterogeneous and multifactorial disease affecting approximately 1 infant in 2000. It can be acquired or congenital and can also be syndromic or nonsyndromic. There are approximately 70 genetic loci that have been described for nonsyndromic deafness in humans and 25 auditory-pigmentary diseases in mice. The past 2 years have witnessed...

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