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AUNA2: A Novel Type of Non-Syndromic Slowly Progressive Auditory Synaptopathy/Auditory Neuropathy with Autosomal-Dominant Inheritance.
Audiology & neuro-otology - 1 Jan 2017
Lang-Roth Ruth, Fischer-Krall Eva, Kornblum Cornelia, Nürnberg Gudrun, Meschede Dieter, Goebel Ingrid, Nürnberg Peter, Beutner Dirk, Kubisch Christian, Walger Martin, Volk Alexander E
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Auditory synaptopathy/neuropathy (AS/AN) is a heterogeneous disorder, which may be caused by environmental factors like postnatal hyperbilirubinemia or by genetic factors. The genetic forms are subdivided into syndromic and non-syndromic types, and show different inheritance patterns with a strong preponderance of autosomal-recessive forms. To date, only a single locus for non-syndromic...
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