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pathways involved, may help not only in elucidating the pathophysiology
between mtDNA mutations and hearing loss, but may also provide a para-
digm for mitochondrial diseases in general.
Acknowledgments.
The author is supported by NIH/NIDCD grants
RO1DC01402, RO1DC02273, RO1DC03395, and RO1DC04092.
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