New genetics of hearing loss

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TeratologyVolume 61, Issue 3 p. 163-164 Invited EditorialFree Access New genetics of hearing loss Bruce R. Korf, Corresponding Author Bruce R. Korf bkorf@partners.org Partners Center for Human Genetics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MassachusettsPartners Center for Human Genetics, Harvard Medical School, 77Avenue Louis Pasteur, Suite 642, Boston, MA 02115.Search for more papers by this author Bruce R. Korf, Corresponding Author Bruce R. Korf bkorf@partners.org Partners Center for Human Genetics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MassachusettsPartners Center for Human Genetics, Harvard Medical School, 77Avenue Louis Pasteur, Suite 642, Boston, MA 02115.Search for more papers by this author First published: 07 February 2000 https://doi.org/10.1002/(SICI)1096-9926(200003)61:3<163::AID-TERA2>3.0.CO;2-JAboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat No abstract is available for this article. LITERATURE CITED Estivill X, Govea N, Barceló A, Perelló E, Badenas C, Romero E, Moral L, Scozzari R, D'Urbano L, Zeviani M, Torroni A. 1997. Familial progressive sensorineural deafness is mainly due to the mtDNA A1555G mutation and is enhanced by treatment with aminoglycosides. Am J Hum Genet 62: 27– 35. Estivill X, Fortina P, Surrey S, Rabionet R, Melchionda S, D'Agruma L, Mansfield E, Rappaport E, Govea N, Mila M, Zelante L, Gasparini P. 1998. Connexin-26 mutations in sporadic and inherited sensorineural deafness. Lancet 351: 394– 398. Green GE, Scott DA, McDonald JM, Woodworth GG, Sheffield VC, Smith RJ. 1999. Carrier rates in the midwestern United States for GJB2 mutations causing inherited deafness. JAMA 281: 2211– 2216. Kelsell DP, Dunlop J, Stevens HP, Lench NJ, Liang JN, Parry G, Mueller RF, Leigh IM. 1997. Connexin 26 mutations in hereditary non-syndromic sensorineural deafness. Nature 387: 80– 83. Nye JS, Hayes EA, Amendola M, Vaughn D, Charrow J, McLone DG, Speer MC, Nance WE, Pandya A. 2000. Myelocystocele-cloacal exstrophy in a pedigree with a mitochondrial 125 rRNA mutation, aminoglycoside-induced deafness, pigmentary disturbances and spinal anomalies. Teratology 61: 165– 171. Parker MJ, Fortnum H, Young ID, Davis AC. 1999. Variations in genetic assessment and recurrence risks quoted for childhood deafness: a survey of clinical geneticists. J Med Genet 36: 125– 130. Prezant TR, Agapian JV, Bohlman MC, Bu X, Oztas S, Qiu WQ, Arnos KS, Cortopassi GA, Jaber L, Rotter JI, Shohat M, Fischel-Ghodsian N. 1993. Mitochondrial ribosomal RNA mutation associated with both antibiotic-induced and non-syndromic deafness. Nature Genet 4: 289– 294. Skvorak-Giersch AB, Morton CC. 2000. Genetic causes of nonsyndromic hearing loss. Curr Opin Pediatr (in press). Volume61, Issue3March 2000Pages 163-164 ReferencesRelatedInformation