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Genes, Hearing, and Deafness
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Genes, Hearing, and Deafness book
From Molecular Biology to Clinical Practice
Genes, Hearing, and Deafness
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Genes, Hearing, and Deafness book
From Molecular Biology to Clinical Practice
Edited ByAlessandro Martini, Dafydd Stephens, Andrew P. Read
Edition 1st Edition
First Published 2007
eBook Published 20 March 2013
Pub. Location London
Imprint CRC Press
Pages 338
eBook ISBN 9780429165092
Subjects Medicine, Dentistry, Nursing & Allied Health
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Martini, A., Stephens, D., & Read, A.P. (Eds.). (2007). Genes, Hearing, and Deafness: From Molecular Biology to Clinical Practice (1st ed.). CRC Press. https://doi.org/10.1201/b13986
ABSTRACT
The field of generic hearing impairment is one where rapid advances are taking place, and it can often be difficult for Audiologists to keep track of the broader picture. In this important new text the authors take a synoptic approach and summarize the causes and basis of hearing impairments, the impact on the individual and the therapies available
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part |2 pages
Part I
chapter 1|16 pages
Understanding the genotype: basic concepts
Edited ByAlessandro Martini, Dafydd Stephens, Andrew P. Read
chapter 2|20 pages
Understanding the phenotype: basic concepts in audiology
BySilvano Prosser, Alessandro Martini
chapter 3|16 pages
Newly emerging concepts in syndromology relevant to audiology and otolaryngology practice
ByWilliam Reardon
chapter 5|16 pages
Nonsyndromic hearing loss: cracking the cochlear code
ByRikkert L Snoeckx, Guy Van Camp
chapter 6|12 pages
Age-related hearing impairment: ensemble playing of environmental and genetic factors
ByLut Van Laer, Guy Van Camp
chapter 7|20 pages
Noise-related hearing impairment
ByIlmari Pyykkö, Esko Toppila, Jing Zou, Howard T Jacobs, Erna Kentala
chapter 9|22 pages
Mitochondrial DNA, hearing impairment, and ageing
ByKia Minkkinen, Howard T Jacobs
part |2 pages
Part II
chapter 10|18 pages
Psychosocial aspects of genetic hearing impairment
Edited ByAlessandro Martini, Dafydd Stephens, Andrew P. Read
chapter 11|10 pages
Attitudes of deaf people and their families towards issues surrounding genetics
ByAnna Middleton
chapter 12|12 pages
Genetics of communication disorders
ByElisabetta Genovese, Rosalia Galizia, Rosamaria Santarelli, Edoardo Arslan
chapter 13|20 pages
Audiometric profiles associated with genetic nonsyndromal hearing
Edited ByAlessandro Martini, Dafydd Stephens, Andrew P. Read
chapter 14|8 pages
Early detection and assessment of genetic childhood hearing impairment
ByAgnete Parving
chapter 16|20 pages
Pharmacotherapy of the inner ear
ByIlmari Pyykkö, Esko Toppila, Jing Zou, Erna Kentala
chapter 17|14 pages
Diagnosis and management strategies in congenital middle and external ear anomalies
ByFrank Declau, Paul Van De Heyning
chapter 18|10 pages
Cochlear implantation in genetic deafness
ByRichard Ramsden, Shakeel Saeed, Rhini Aggarwal
chapter 19|6 pages
Auditory neuropathy caused by the otoferlin gene mutation
ByConstantino Morera, Laura Cavallé, Diego Collado, Felipe Moreno
part |2 pages
Part III
chapter 20|8 pages
Innovative therapeutical strategies to prevent deafness and to treat tinnitus
Edited ByAlessandro Martini, Dafydd Stephens, Andrew P. Read
chapter 21|10 pages
Stem cells in the inner ear: advancing towards a new therapy for hearing impairment
ByMarcelo N Rivolta
chapter 23|6 pages
Gene therapy of the inner ear M Pfister, A K Lalwani
Edited ByAlessandro Martini, Dafydd Stephens, Andrew P. Read
chapter 24|8 pages
Mechanisms for hair cell protection and regeneration in the mammalian organ of Corti
BySara Euteneuer, Allen F Ryan