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Is deafness a mutation in genes?

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Anonymous

15y ago
Updated: 8/17/2019

Latest research has shown that deafness can be attributed to genes.

connexin 26 (Cx26) gene has been found to be a probable culprit.

More info can be garnered from

http://www.hhmi.org/senses/c140.html

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/bookshelf/br.fcgi?book=gnd&part=deafness

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