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Pvalb8 is essential for zebrafish hearing and hair cell development, and its mutation causes hearing loss.
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October 2024 in “Journal of the Endocrine Society” Certain genetic variants reduce enzyme activity, contributing to non-classic congenital adrenal hyperplasia.
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Mutations in specific genes cause different types of ectodermal dysplasias.
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