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SUBMITTER: Zhang J
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5345126 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Aug
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Zhang Jian J Liu Ziyi Z Chang Aoshuang A Fang Jie J Men Yuqin Y Tian Yong Y Ouyang Xiaomei X Yan Denise D Zhang Aizhen A Sun Xiaoyang X Tang Jie J Liu Xuezhong X Zuo Jian J Gao Jiangang J
Mutation research 20160512
Prestin is critical to OHC somatic motility and hearing sensitivity in mammals. Several mutations of the human SLC26A5 gene have been associated with deafness. However, whether the IVS2-2A>G mutation in the human SLC26A5 gene causes deafness remains controversial. In this study, we created a mouse model in which the IVS2-2A>G mutation was introduced into the mouse Slc26a5 gene by gene targeting. The homozygous Slc26a5 mutant mice were viable and fertile and displayed normal hearing sensitivity b ...[more]