Genetics of Hearing Impairment

• Other Authors: del Castillo, Ignacio (Editor), Kremer, Hannie (Editor)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2022
• Subjects: Research & information: general; Biology, life sciences; Genetics (non-medical); inner ear; hearing impairment; gene identification; disease-causing mutations; genetic epidemiology; genotype– phenotype correlations; pathophysiological mechanisms; omics; genome editing; gene therapy
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The inner ear is a complex machinery at the cellular and molecular levels. Many different genes and proteins play roles in the development and maintenance of its structure and function, through participating in diverse molecular networks. A defect in any of these components can result in the loss of...