MicroRNAs and epigenetic regulation in the mammalian inner ear: implications for deafness.

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Sensorineural hearing loss is the most common sensory disorder in humans and derives, in most cases, from inner-ear defects or degeneration of the cochlear sensory neuroepithelial hair cells. Genetic factors make a significant contribution to hearing impairment. While mutations in 51 genes have been associated with hereditary sensorineural nonsyndromic hearing loss (NSHL) in humans, the responsible mutations in...

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