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Mutations in a gene called CPD have been found to play a key role in a rare inherited form of hearing loss, according to an international research collaboration.

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A Department of Health and Social Care spokeswoman said: "This report lays bare the scale of the challenge we inherited after years of neglect and underfunding."

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Yet this is their own money that they are borrowing, not money inherited from somebody else.

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The new Pope, who assumed the role in May, has inherited the issue, which has haunted the Catholic Church for decades and the Vatican has struggled to root out.

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Researchers pinpointed 40 genes that seem to benefit from this process, many of which are tied to serious neurodevelopmental disorders in children and inherited cancer risks.

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