FMN1 gene is essential for hearing, study reveals

A new study has identified FMN1 as a gene required for hearing in both humans and mice, revealing a previously unknown role for formin-1 in maintaining the microscopic cellular architecture of the inner ear. The findings also point to a connection between FMN1 and pigmentation through a molecular complex involved in melanosome transport, providing new insight into how disruption of a single gene can lead to both hearing loss and alterations in hair and skin pigment.

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