Focusing on the genetics of hearing: you ain't heard nothin' yet

Genome Biol. 2002;3(6):COMMENT2006. doi: 10.1186/gb-2002-3-6-comment2006. Epub 2002 May 28.

Abstract

The complexity of genetic pathways for hearing is beginning to be amenable to unraveling by systematic functional genomic analysis. Genome-wide mutagenesis studies in the mouse are beginning to shed further light on the structure and regulation of the machinery of hearing.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Deafness / genetics
  • Disease Models, Animal
  • Genetic Markers / genetics
  • Genetic Markers / physiology
  • Hearing / genetics*
  • Humans
  • Mutagenesis, Site-Directed / genetics
  • Mutagenesis, Site-Directed / physiology
  • Organ of Corti / pathology
  • Organ of Corti / physiology
  • Postural Balance / physiology
  • Sensation Disorders / genetics
  • Signal Transduction / genetics
  • Signal Transduction / physiology

Substances

  • Genetic Markers