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  "id": 7400218,
  "title": "FMN1 gene is essential for hearing, study reveals",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/14/fmn1-gene-is-essential-for-hearing-study-reveals",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-09-14T21:00:08.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Medical Xpress",
    "slug": "medical-xpress",
    "url": "https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-09-fmn1-gene-essential-reveals.html"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "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…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}