A New Pathogenic Variant in <i>POU3F4</i> Causing Deafness Due to an Incomplete Partition of the Cochlea Paved the Way for Innovative Surgery

A New Pathogenic Variant in <i>POU3F4</i> Causing Deafness Due to an Incomplete Partition of the Cochlea Paved the Way for Innovative Surgery

Incomplete partition type III (IP-III) is a relatively rare inner ear malformation that has been associated with a <i>POU3F4</i> gene mutation. The IP-III anomaly is mainly characterized by incomplete separation of the modiolus of the cochlea from the internal auditory canal. We describe...

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Main Authors: Ahmet M. Tekin, Marco Matulic, Wim Wuyts, Masoud Zoka Assadi, Griet Mertens, Vincent van Rompaey, Yongxin Li, Paul van de Heyning, Vedat Topsakal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-04-01
Series:Genes
Subjects:
DFNX2
<i>POU3F4</i>
IP-III anomaly
sensorineural hearing loss
image guided surgery
robotically assisted cochlear implantation surgery
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4425/12/5/613

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