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Extralabyrinthine manifestations of DFNA9.
Journal of the Association for Research in Otolaryngology : JARO - 1 Apr 2011
McCall Andrew A, Linthicum Fred H, O'Malley Jennifer T, Adams Joe C, Merchant Saumil N, Bassim Marc K, Gellibolian Robert, Fayad Jose N
Abstract excerpt
DFNA9 is an autosomal dominant cause of non-syndromic adult-onset sensorineural hearing loss with associated variable vestibular dysfunction caused by mutations in the COCH gene. DFNA9 has previously been characterized by the presence of unique histopathologic features limited to the cochlear and vestibular labyrinth. This report describes newly discovered extralabyrinthine findings within the middle ear in DFNA9...
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