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Mitochondrial DNA Defects Cause Deafness

Mitochondrial DNA Defects Cause Deafness

A Yale study reveals the pathway by which mitochondrial DNA defects cause maternally-inherited deafness. The study may also open the way to learning more about age-related deafness. We interviewed Gerald Shadel, Ph.D., professor of genetics and pathology at Yale School of Medicine. The study appears in the journal Cell.

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Genetics of Aging