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‹ Thu · 8 Oct 2026
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A translational pipeline for classification of variants of uncertain significance to support gene therapy clinical trial in OTOF-related deafness

New methods help identify genetic changes in deafness-causing genes, moving toward clearer answers for families seeking diagnosis.

OTOF gene dysfunction causes congenital deafness. This study is registered with the Chinese Clinical Trial Registry: ChiCTR2200063181.

What the study was

Study design
Observational/Cohort Study
Population
patients with biallelic OTOF variants in our cohort
Sample size
38
Category
Drug Development
Maturity
Validated
Journal
Cell reports. Medicine

Why it surfaced

moderate relevance to watchlist

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