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Limited Potential to Reverse Deafness Caused by Mutation of Myo7a.
Journal of the Association for Research in Otolaryngology : JARO - 1 Aug 2026
Pentland Daniel R, Blackburn Jack, Witting Lauren, Kirwin Darcey A, Steel Karen P
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: MYO7A is involved in several forms of deafness in humans and mice, and in this study we aimed to investigate if the hearing loss could be reversed after its onset. METHODS: A knockdown allele of Myo7a in the mouse, Myo7atm1a, was characterised by recording ABR thresholds at ages from 4 weeks to 6 months old and measuring the amount of hair cell degeneration at 4 weeks old. Scanning electron microscopy...
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