Genetics and Hearing Impairment

Theaimofthisbookistoprovideadescriptionofwhatiscurrentlyknownaboutthegeneticsofdeafnessforaudiologists,otologistsandgeneralgenetics.Itincludesanumberofbackgroundchaptersintroducingrelevantgeneticsforaudiologistsandotologistsandrelevantaspectsofauditoryinterventionforgeneticists.Thesecovertheepidemiologyofhearinglossandthecurrentsituationwithregardtogeneidentificationwithinthefield.Chaptersonthecommonsyndromes,egUshers,Waardenburg,Pendred,Branchio-otorenalandTreacherCollinsarefollowedbycoverageofDominant,Recessiveandx-linkednon-syndromaldeafness,togetherwithmitrochondialdeafness.Thefinalsectionincludeschaptersonthegenetic,rehabilitativeandsurgicalmanagementofgeneticdisorders.