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CaBP1 and 2 are necessary for maintaining calcium currents and hearing in inner ear cells.
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September 2003 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” New mutations in the EBP gene cause CDPX2, affecting bones, skin, eyes, and hair, with females generally less affected than males.