Murine CMV-induced hearing loss is associated with inner ear inflammation and loss of spiral ganglia neurons.

Congenital human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) occurs in 0.5-1% of live births and approximately 10% of infected infants develop hearing loss. The mechanism(s) of hearing loss remain unknown. We developed a murine model of CMV induced hearing loss in which murine cytomegalovirus (MCMV) infection of newborn...

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Main Authors: Russell D Bradford, Young-Gun Yoo, Mijo Golemac, Ester Pernjak Pugel, Stipan Jonjic, William J Britt
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-04-01
Series:PLoS Pathogens
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1004774