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Marci M. Lesperance

Researcher at University of Michigan

Publications -  69
Citations -  2403

Marci M. Lesperance is an academic researcher from University of Michigan. The author has contributed to research in topics: Hearing loss & Sensorineural hearing loss. The author has an hindex of 25, co-authored 69 publications receiving 2147 citations. Previous affiliations of Marci M. Lesperance include Kresge Hearing Research Institute & University of Iowa.

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Increased activity of Diaphanous homolog 3 (DIAPH3)/diaphanous causes hearing defects in humans with auditory neuropathy and in Drosophila

TL;DR: A 2- to 3-fold overexpression of DIAPH3 mRNA in lymphoblastoid cell lines from affected individuals is demonstrated and the expression of a constitutively active form of diaphanous protein in the auditory organ of Drosophila melanogaster recapitulates the phenotype of impaired response to sound.
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Autosomal dominant stapes ankylosis with broad thumbs and toes, hyperopia, and skeletal anomalies is caused by heterozygous nonsense and frameshift mutations in NOG, the gene encoding noggin.

TL;DR: Clinical and molecular findings suggest that a broader range of conductive hearing-loss phenotypes are associated with NOG mutations than had previously been recognized, and patients with sporadic or familial nonsyndromic otosclerosis should be evaluated for mild features of this syndrome.