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_ Senior Health The Gene Associated with Age-Related Hearing Loss By Sondra Forsyth article The gene Slc4a10 had already been┬áidentified as necessary┬áfor eye function, but a new study linked defective Slc4a10 to age-related hearing … Read More→
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