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Association of TMTC2 With Human Nonsyndromic Sensorineural Hearing Loss.
JAMA otolaryngology-- head & neck surgery - 1 Sept 2016
Runge Christina L, Indap Amit, Zhou Yifan, Kent Jack W, King Ericka, Erbe Christy B, Cole Regina, Littrell Jack, Merath Kate, James Roland, Rüschendorf Franz, Kerschner Joseph E, Marth Gabor, Hübner Norbert, Göring Harald H H, Friedland David R, Kwok Wai-Meng, Olivier Michael
Abstract excerpt
IMPORTANCE: Sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL) is commonly caused by conditions that affect cochlear structures or the auditory nerve, and the genes identified as causing SNHL to date only explain a fraction of the overall genetic risk for this debilitating disorder. It is likely that other genes and mutations also cause SNHL. OBJECTIVE: To identify a candidate gene that causes bilateral, symmetric, progressive...
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