Mechanisms of hearing loss in neurofibromatosis type 2.

Mechanisms of hearing loss in neurofibromatosis type 2.

Patients with neurofibromatosis type 2 (NF2) develop bilateral cochleovestibular schwannomas (CVSs) that cause binaural deafness in most individuals. Hearing loss occurs in an unpredictable manner and the underlying mechanisms are not known. To gain insight into the pathophysiologic basis for hearin...

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Main Authors: Ashok R Asthagiri, Raul A Vasquez, John A Butman, Tianxia Wu, Keaton Morgan, Carmen C Brewer, Kelly King, Chris Zalewski, H Jeffrey Kim, Russell R Lonser
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3458837?pdf=render

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