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[From gene to disease; DFNA8/12, an autosomal dominant inherited bowl-shaped sensorineural hearing impairment].
Nederlands tijdschrift voor geneeskunde - 3 Mar 2007
Cremers C W R J, Plantinga R F, Kremer H
Abstract excerpt
An autosomal dominant inherited disorder known as DFNA8/12 causes mild-to-moderate/severe mid-frequency or mild-to-severe progressive high-frequency sensorineural hearing impairment. The causative gene, TECTA, encodes alpha-tectorin, the most important non-collagenous component of the tectorial membrane in the cochlea and the otolith membrane in the maculae of the vestibular system. Mutations in the zona...
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