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The circling mutant Pcdh15roda is a new mouse model for hearing loss.
Mutation research - 1 Jan 2000
Torres Adriana Amorim, Rzadzinska Agnieszka K, Ribeiro Andrea Frozino, Silva Daniel Almeida da Silva E, Guénet Jean-Louis, Massironi Sílvia Maria Gomes, Godard Ana Lúcia Brunialti
Abstract excerpt
Mouse mutagenesis is a key tool for studying gene function and several mutant alleles have been described and constitute mouse models for human hereditary diseases. Genetic hearing loss represents over 50% of all hearing loss cases in children and, due to the heterogeneity of the disorder, there is still a demand for the isolation and characterization of new genes and alleles. Here we report phenotypic and...
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