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Dynamic Spatiotemporal Expression Changes in Connexins of the Developing Primate's Cochlea.
Genes - 16 Jul 2021
Hosoya Makoto, Fujioka Masato, Murayama Ayako Y, Ogawa Kaoru, Okano Hideyuki, Ozawa Hiroyuki
Abstract excerpt
Connexins are gap junction components that are essential for acquiring normal hearing ability. Up to 50% of congenital, autosomal-recessive, non-syndromic deafness can be attributed to variants in GJB2, the gene that encodes connexin 26. Gene therapies modifying the expression of connexins are a feasible treatment option for some patients with genetic hearing losses. However, the expression patterns of these...
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