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SUBMITTER: Bakhos D
PROVIDER: S-EPMC10551722 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Bakhos David D Blasco Hélène H Galvin John J JJ Ferreira Carlos R CR Blau Nenad N
Molecular genetics and metabolism 20220923 3
Damages to the ear are very diverse and can depend on the type of inherited metabolic diseases (IMD). Indeed, IMDs can affect all parts of the auditory system, from the outer ear to the central auditory process. We have identified 219 IMDs associated with various types of ear involvement which we classified into five groups according to the lesion site of the auditory system: congenital external ear abnormalities, acquired external ear abnormalities, middle ear involvement, inner ear or retrococ ...[more]