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Otosclerosis 11
An otosclerosis that is characterized by onset of progressive hearing loss in the second to third decade of life and that is caused by the locus associated with Forkhead Box L1 gene (FOXL1) on chromosome 16q24.
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Overview
An otosclerosis that is characterized by onset of progressive hearing loss in the second to third decade of life and that is caused by the locus associated with Forkhead Box L1 gene (FOXL1) on chromosome 16q24.
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