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Effects of Wbp2 gene activation and the modifier Cdh23ahl on progressive hearing loss in Wbp2 mouse mutants.
Hearing research - 1 Oct 2026
Kumar Rechal, Pentland Daniel R, Ingham Neil J, Lewis Morag A, Martelletti Elisa, Steel Karen P
Abstract excerpt
Synapses are thought to be a vulnerable site in hearing loss. One gene required for normal synapse maintenance is Wbp2, which encodes a transcriptional co-activator of oestrogen and progesterone receptors. The Wbp2tm2a mouse mutant allele knocks down transcription to minimal levels and leads to progressive increase in ABR thresholds for high frequencies from 4 weeks onwards in homozygotes. This is accompanied by...
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- Animals
- Cadherins
- Hearing Loss
- Auditory Threshold
- Mutation
- Phenotype
- Cadherin Related Proteins
