Article
[Hereditary hearing loss: Part 2: Syndromic forms of hearing loss].
HNO - 1 Oct 2014
Burke W F, Lenarz T, Maier H
Abstract excerpt
Syndromic hearing loss is responsible for approximately 30% of cases of inherited hearing loss. The syndromic form can be differentiated from nonsyndromic hearing loss by the presence of associated symptoms in other organ systems. While for many forms of syndromic hearing loss the individual genes responsible have been identified, the etiology of other associated symptoms remains unclear. The role of the ENT...
Topics
- Abnormalities, Multiple
- Deafness
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Genetic Testing
- Germany
- Humans
- Neurofibromatosis 2
- Neuroma, Acoustic
- Syndrome
- Usher Syndromes