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Gene structure, chromosomal localization, and mutation screening of the human gene for the inner ear protein otospiralin.
Neurogenetics - 1 Apr 2003
Lavigne-Rebillard Mireille, Delprat Benjamin, Surget Marie-Odile, Griffoin Jean-Michel, Weil Dominique, Arbones Mariona, Vincent Robert, Hamel Christian P
Abstract excerpt
Otospiralin is a novel protein of unknown function that is produced by non-sensory cells (fibrocytes) of the inner ear (cochlea and vestibule). We showed that downregulation of otospiralin in guinea pigs leads to deafness and we therefore hypothesized that genetic defects in the otospiralin gene could also cause deafness in humans. In this study, we cloned and localized OTOSP, the human gene for otospiralin....
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