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Genes linked to age-related hearing loss

A team of researchers have identified a gene associated with age-related hearing loss that could help identify people for early treatment, as well as lead to a possible prevention.

The study, published in Nature Communications, may also help researchers develop advance screening programmes to identify the risk that developes age-related conditions many years before symptoms actually appear.

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