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How a Single Gene Links Vision and Hearing Loss
Story by CuriosiTEA JC Team Original Research Article: Lee et al., The Journal of Clinical Investigation, 2025. Journal link: https://www.jci.org/articles/view/175562; https://www.jci.org/articles/view/188708 Scientists found that an ATF6 mutation (broken gene) causes both vision loss and hearing loss. People already knew this gene mattered for the eyes. A broken ATF6 can cause achromatopsia, which means a person can't see color. But this study found the same gene also m
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