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Hearing loss: a common disorder caused by many rare alleles.
Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences - 1 Dec 2010
Raviv Dorith, Dror Amiel A, Avraham Karen B
Abstract excerpt
Perception of sound is a fundamental role of the auditory system. Traveling with the force of their mechanical energy, sound waves are captured by the ear and activate the sensory pathway of this complex organ. The hair cells, specialized sensory cells within the inner ear, transmit the mechanical energy into electrical nerve stimuli that reach the brain. A large number of proteins are responsible for the...
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