Molecular Basis of Hereditary Hearing Loss
A special issue of Biology (ISSN 2079-7737). This special issue belongs to the section "Genetics and Genomics".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 April 2024 | Viewed by 246
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Hearing loss is the most common form of sensory impairment in humans and affects more than 40 million people in the United States and more than 45 million people in Europe.
The discovery of genes and proteins linked to hearing loss was the first step in understanding the genetics and molecular pathways that regulate auditory function. Therefore, many therapeutic approaches were explored for the treatment of hereditary deafness.
This Special Issue, titled Molecular Basis of Hereditary Hearing Loss, will bring together state-of-the-art and original research on “hearing impairment”. It will focus on the characterization of the molecular and cellular mechanisms underlying hair cell development and functions, as well as exploring the recent advances in the use of gene therapy to treat hearing loss.
Dr. Amel Bahloul
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- hearing loss
- gene therapy
- molecular pathway
- mechanotransduction
- proteomics
- lipids
- vestibular disorders
- hair cells
- noise
