Genetic Research of Hearing Loss

Dear Colleagues,

Hearing loss is the most common sensory impairment in humans, and approximately 50% of childhood-onset sensorineural hearing loss is of genetic origin. 

Genetic hearing loss can be inherited in autosomal dominant, autosomal recessive, X-linked, or mitochondrial patterns, and it may affect the external or middle ear, the inner ear, the auditory nerve, or a combination of these auditory pathways. Among these, sensorineural hearing loss resulting from defects in the inner ear (cochlea) and/or neural auditory pathways is the most prevalent. Less commonly, genetic mutations may cause malformations of the external or middle ear.

This Special Issue of Biomedicines will focus on Genetic Research of Hearing Loss.

We are honored to invite researchers from all over the world to submit their original research articles, reviews, and other contributions to this Special Issue. We welcome significant and exciting new findings that advance the understanding of genetic hearing loss.

You may choose our Joint Special Issue in Journal of Otorhinolaryngology, Hearing and Balance Medicine.

Dr. Ling Lu
Dr. Jun Yang
Dr. Min-Xin Guan
Dr. Maoli Duan
Guest Editors

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