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Genetics Research International
Volume 2011, Article ID 983942, 6 pages
http://dx.doi.org/10.4061/2011/983942
Review Article

Hearing Loss in Osteogenesis Imperfecta: Characteristics and Treatment Considerations

Joseph P. Pillion,1,2 David Vernick,3 and Jay Shapiro2,4

1Department of Audiology, Kennedy Krieger Institute, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
2Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
3Department of Otology and Laryngology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
4Bone and Osteogenesis Imperfecta Department, Kennedy Krieger Institute, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA

Received 2 June 2011; Accepted 4 October 2011

Academic Editor: Ignacio Del Castillo

Copyright © 2011 Joseph P. Pillion et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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