The cause of childhood hearing impairment (excluding infectious pathology of the middle
ear) can be extrinsic (embryofoetopathy, meningitis, trauma, drug ototoxicity, noise trauma …

Here, we report an unconventional Chinese pedigree consisting of three branches all
segregating prelingual hearing loss (HL) with unclear inheritance pattern. After identifying …

Hereditary hearing loss is clinically and genetically heterogeneous. There are presently over
120 genes that have been associated with non-syndromic hearing loss and many more that …

Three years ago an European Working Group for the study of genetics of hearing
impairment was founded with the aim to standardise terminology and protocols in order to …

Congenital hearing impairment affects nearly 1 in every 1000 live births and is the most
frequent birth defect in developed societies. Hereditary types of hearing loss account for …

Background The diagnosis of genetic hearing loss is challenging, given its extreme genetic
and phenotypic heterogeneity, particularly in adulthood. This study evaluated the utility of …

Background Nonsyndromic hearing loss (NSHL) is the most common type of hereditary
hearing impairment (HHI). It is genetically heterogeneous, and although the exact number of …

Hearing loss has a genetic etiology in the majority of cases and is very common. The
universal newborn hearing screening program, together with remarkable recent progress in …

Genetic factors are a common cause for non-syndromic hearing loss (NSHL). Along with the
development and maturity of molecular techniques, genetic diagnosis and counseling is …

The aim of this review is to provide an updated overview of hereditary hearing loss, with
special attention to the etiological diagnosis of sensorineural hearing loss, the genes most …