Hearing dysfunction in a large family affected by dominant optic atrophy (opa8-related doa): a human model of hidden auditory neuropathy

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• who: Rosamaria Santarelli from the Department of Neurosciences, University of Padova, Padua, Italy, Audiology Service, Santi Giovanni e Paolo Hospital have published the research: Hearing Dysfunction in a Large Family Affected by Dominant Optic Atrophy (OPA8-Related DOA): A Human Model of Hidden Auditory Neuropathy, in the Journal: (JOURNAL)
• what: The study demonstrates that the hearing dysfunction in OPA8 patients is underlain by hidden auditory neuropathy due to degeneration of synaptic contacts between hair cells and auditory nerve fibers.
• how: This study was carried out in accordance with the recommendations of the local . . .
  

   

  

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