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The role of ATP-binding Cassette subfamily B member 6 in the inner ear.
Nature communications - 18 Nov 2024
Baril Stefanie A, Wilson Katie A, Shaik Md Munan, Fukuda Yu, Umans Robyn A, Barbieri Alessandro, Lynch John, Gose Tomoka, Myasnikov Alexander, Oldham Michael L, Wang Yao, Zhu Jingwen, Fang Jie, Zuo Jian, Kalathur Ravi C, Ford Robert C, Coffin Allison, Taylor Michael R, O'Mara Megan L, Schuetz John D
Abstract excerpt
ABCB6 has been implicated in dyschromatosis universalis hereditaria, a condition characterized by hyperpigmented and hypopigmented skin macules. Dyschromatosis universalis hereditaria can also present with hearing loss. Dyschromatosis universalis hereditaria-associated mutations in ABCB6 have been reported, but the role of this protein in the inner ear has not been studied. Here we determine a high-resolution...
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