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Hereditary cochleovestibular dysfunction due to a COCH gene mutation (DFNA9): a follow-up study of a family.
Clinical otolaryngology and allied sciences - 1 Dec 2001
Verhagen W I, Bom S J, Fransen E, Van Camp G, Huygen P L, Theunissen E J, Cremers C W
Abstract excerpt
Cochleovestibular impairment was evaluated, in relation to age, in a longitudinal follow-up study on a Dutch family with a DFNA9 trait caused by a Pro51Ser mutation in the COCH gene on chromosome 14q12-q13. Fourteen cases were genotyped. The onset age of progressive impairment reported by the mutation carriers was between age 35 and 45 years. Pure-tone thresholds deteriorated by about 2-7 dB per year (mean 3.8 dB...
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