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Abnormal cochlear potentials from deaf patients with mutations in the otoferlin gene.
Journal of the Association for Research in Otolaryngology : JARO - 1 Dec 2009
Santarelli Rosamaria, Del Castillo Ignacio, Rodríguez-Ballesteros Montserrat, Scimemi Pietro, Cama Elona, Arslan Edoardo, Starr Arnold
Abstract excerpt
Otoferlin is involved in neurotransmitter release at the synapse between inner hair cells (IHCs) and auditory nerve fibres, and mutations in the OTOF gene result in severe to profound hearing loss. Abnormal sound-evoked cochlear potentials were recorded with transtympanic electrocochleography fro...
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