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An ENU-induced mutation of Cdh23 causes congenital hearing loss, but no vestibular dysfunction, in mice.
The American journal of pathology - 1 Aug 2011
Manji Shehnaaz S M, Miller Kerry A, Williams Louise H, Andreasen Lotte, Siboe Maria, Rose Elizabeth, Bahlo Melanie, Kuiper Michael, Dahl Hans-Henrik M
Abstract excerpt
Mutations in the human cadherin 23 (CDH23) gene cause deafness, neurosensory, autosomal recessive 12 (DFNB12) nonsyndromic hearing loss or Usher syndrome, type 1D (characterized by hearing impairment, vestibular dysfunction, and visual impairment). Reported waltzer mouse strains each harbor a Cdh23-null mutation and present with hearing loss and vestibular dysfunction. Two additional Cdh23 mouse mutants, salsa...
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