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Gene therapy for genetic mutations affecting non-sensory cells in the cochlea.
Hearing research - 1 Sept 2020
Zhang Li, Wu Xuewen, Lin Xi
Abstract excerpt
Congenital hearing loss (HL) affects about 1 in every 500 infants. Among those affected more than half are caused by genetic mutations. According to the cellular sites affected by mutations in the cochlea, deafness genes could be classified into three major groups: those affecting the function of hair cells and synapses, cochlear supporting cells, and cells in the stria vascularis (SV) as well as in the lateral...
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