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Hearing is normal without connexin30.
The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience - 9 Jan 2013
Boulay Anne-Cécile, del Castillo Francisco J, Giraudet Fabrice, Hamard Ghislaine, Giaume Christian, Petit Christine, Avan Paul, Cohen-Salmon Martine
Abstract excerpt
Gjb2 and Gjb6, two contiguous genes respectively encoding the gap junction protein connexin26 (Cx26) and connexin 30 (Cx30) display overlapping expression in the inner ear. Both have been linked to the most frequent monogenic hearing impairment, the recessive isolated deafness DFNB1. Although there is robust evidence for the direct involvement of Cx26 in cochlear functions, the contribution of Cx30 is unclear...
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