Genetics of Nonsyndromic Congenital Hearing Loss

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 more than 50% of all congenital sensorineural hearing loss cases and are caused by genetic mutations. HL can be either n...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Egilmez, Oguz Kadir, Kalcioglu, M. Tayyar
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2016
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4775805/