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JAMA Otolaryngology–Head & Neck Surgery· 2026Q1

Newborn Hearing Screening in the Otoferlin Gene Therapy Era

Dana S. Guggenheim, Kathleen C.Y. Sie, Lawrence R. Lustig, Justin S. Golub

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This Viewpoint advocates for updating newborn hearing screening protocols to incorporate automated auditory brainstem response (AABR) testing for otoferlin (OTOF) gene therapy candidacy.

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The Viewpoint advocates for updates to newborn hearing screening recommendations to include automated auditory brainstem response testing to determine candidacy for otoferlin ( OTOF ) gene therapy.

The authors' abstract, as published at the source. JAMA Otolaryngology–Head & Neck Surgery, 2026 · DOI ↗

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Field: Sensory Systems

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