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Mutation of OPA1 gene causes deafness by affecting function of auditory nerve terminals.
Brain research - 1 Dec 2009
Huang Taosheng, Santarelli Rosamaria, Starr Arnold
Abstract excerpt
Autosomal dominant optic atrophy (DOA) is a retinal neuronal degenerative disease characterized by a progressive bilateral visual loss. We report on two affected members of a family with dominantly inherited neuropathy of both optic and auditory nerves expressed by impaired visual acuity, moderate pure tone hearing loss, and marked loss of speech perception. We investigated cochlear abnormalities accompanying the...
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