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Autoimmune Inner Ear Disease - I'd be interested in doing some research on and writing about this topic because the current article is short and has almost no description of the molecular basis of the disease. The only current description is that it is a result of the immune system mistaking the cells of the inner ear for viruses or bacteria and attacking. With just some basic googling I noticed plenty of articles describing the disease on a molecular level, meaning that there should be plenty of resources available to update the article. I'm also just generally interested in autoimmune disorders.
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