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Progressive hereditary hearing impairment caused by a MYO6 mutation resembles presbyacusis.
Hearing research - 1 May 2013
Oonk A M M, Leijendeckers J M, Lammers E M, Weegerink N J D, Oostrik J, Beynon A J, Huygen P L M, Kunst H P M, Kremer H, Snik A F M, Pennings R J E
Abstract excerpt
Since deafness is the most common sensorineural disorder in humans, better understanding of the underlying causes is necessary to improve counseling and rehabilitation. A Dutch family with autosomal dominantly inherited sensorineural hearing loss was clinically and genetically assessed. The MYO6 gene was selected to be sequenced because of similarities with other, previously described DFNA22 phenotypes and a...
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