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We investigated the function of TMEM135 in hearing using wild-type (WT) and\n                  <jats:italic>Tmem135<\/jats:italic>\n                  <jats:sup>FUN025\/FUN025<\/jats:sup>\n                  (\n                  <jats:italic>FUN025<\/jats:italic>\n                  ) mutant mice on a CBA\/CaJ background, a normal-hearing mouse strain. Although\n                  <jats:italic>FUN025<\/jats:italic>\n                  mice displayed normal auditory brainstem response (ABR) at 1 month, we observed significantly elevated ABR thresholds at 8, 16, and 64 kHz by 3 months, which progressed to profound hearing loss by 12 months. Consistent with our auditory testing, 13-month-old\n                  <jats:italic>FUN025<\/jats:italic>\n                  mice exhibited a severe loss of outer hair cells and spiral ganglion neurons in the cochlea. Our results using BaseScope\n                  <jats:italic>in situ<\/jats:italic>\n                  hybridization indicate that TMEM135 is expressed in the inner hair cells, outer hair cells, and supporting cells. 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