Around half of the cases of birth-acquired deafness are due to genetic problems, and some of them later progress into hearing loss. To date, at least 1,000 mutations occurring in 64 genes in the human genome have been linked to hearing loss. Next-generation DNA sequencing technologies are enabling the identification of these deafness-causing genetic variants, as described in a Review article in iGenetic Testing and Molecular Biomarkers/i, a peer-reviewed journal ...Sunday, 23 June 2013
Identifying Genetic Causes of Deafness is Now Within Reach
Around half of the cases of birth-acquired deafness are due to genetic problems, and some of them later progress into hearing loss. To date, at least 1,000 mutations occurring in 64 genes in the human genome have been linked to hearing loss. Next-generation DNA sequencing technologies are enabling the identification of these deafness-causing genetic variants, as described in a Review article in iGenetic Testing and Molecular Biomarkers/i, a peer-reviewed journal ...
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