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Rare Deletions or Large Duplications Contribute to Genetic Variation in Patients with Severe Tinnitus and Meniere Disease.
Genes - 22 Dec 2023
Escalera-Balsera Alba, Parra-Perez Alberto M, Gallego-Martinez Alvaro, Frejo Lidia, Martin-Lagos Juan, Rivero de Jesus Victoria, Pérez-Vázquez Paz, Perez-Carpena Patricia, Lopez-Escamez Jose A
Abstract excerpt
Meniere disease (MD) is a debilitating disorder of the inner ear defined by sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL) associated with episodes of vertigo and tinnitus. Severe tinnitus, which occurs in around 1% of patients, is a multiallelic disorder associated with a burden of rare missense single nucleotide variants in synaptic genes. Rare structural variants (SVs) may also contribute to MD and severe tinnitus. In this...
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