Genetics of Auditory Disorders

Genetics is fundamental to hearing function, and an understanding of genetics enhances both auditory research and the clinical treatment of the hearing impaired. Approaches to the diagnosis and treatment of hearing impairment have developed from technolog

  • PDF / 15,607,664 Bytes
  • 331 Pages / 414 x 660.24 pts Page_size
  • 4 Downloads / 212 Views

DOWNLOAD

REPORT


Springer New York Berlin Heidelberg Barcelona Hong Kong London Milan Paris Singapore Tokyo

Springer Handbook of Auditory Research Volume 1: The Mammalian Auditory Pathway: Neuroanatomy Edited by Douglas B. Webster, Arthur N. Popper, and Richard R. Fay Volume 2: The Mammalian Auditory Pathway: Neurophysiology Edited by Arthur N. Popper and Richard R. Fay Volume 3: Human Psychophysics Edited by William Yost, Arthur N. Popper, and Richard R. Fay Volume 4: Comparative Hearing: Mammals Edited by Richard R. Fay and Arthur N. Popper Volume 5: Hearing by Bats Edited by Arthur N. Popper and Richard R. Fay Volume 6: Auditory Computation Edited by Harold L. Hawkins, Teresa A. McMullen, Arthur N. Popper, and Richard R. Fay Volume 7: Clinical Aspects of Hearing Edited by Thomas R. Van de Water, Arthur N. Popper, and Richard R. Fay Volume 8: The Cochlea Edited by Peter Dallos, Arthur N. Popper, and Richard R. Fay Volume 9: Development of the Auditory System Edited by Edwin W. Rubel, Arthur N. Popper, and Richard R. Fay Volume 10: Comparative Hearing: Insects Edited by Ronald R. Hoy, Arthur N. Popper, and Richard R. Fay Volume 11: Comparative Hearing: Fish and Amphibians Edited by Richard R. Fay and Arthur N. Popper Volume 12: Hearing by Whales and Dolphins Edited by Whitlow W.L. Au, Arthur N. Popper, and Richard R. Fay Volume 13: Comparative Hearing: Birds and Reptiles Edited by Robert J. Dooling, Richard R. Fay, and Arthur N. Popper Volume 14: Genetics and Auditory Disorders Edited by Bronya J.B. Keats, Arthur N. Popper, and Richard R. Fay Volume 15: Integrative Functions in the Mammalian Auditory Pathway Edited by Donata Oertel, Richard R. Fay, and Arthur N. Popper

Bronya J.B. Keats Arthur N. Popper Richard R. Fay Editors

Genetics of Auditory Disorders

With 40 Illustrations

13

Bronya J.B. Keats Department of Biometry and Genetics Louisiana State University New Orleans, LA 70112, USA Richard R. Fay Department of Psychology and Parmly Hearing Institute Loyola University of Chicago Chicago, IL 60626, USA

Arthur N. Popper Department of Biology and Neuroscience and Cognitive Science Program University of Maryland College Park, MD 20742-4415, USA

Series Editors: Richard R. Fay and Arthur N. Popper Cover illustration: G-banded human male karyotype (46,XY), consisting of the normal complement of 46 chromosomes, including one X and one Y. This figure appears on p. 94 of the text.

Printed on acid-free paper. © 2002 Springer-Verlag New York, Inc. All rights reserved. This work may not be translated or copied in whole or in part without the written permission of the publisher (Springer-Verlag New York, Inc., 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10010, USA), except for brief excerpts in connection with reviews or scholarly analysis. Use in connection with any form of information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed is forbidden. The use of general descriptive names, trade names, trademarks, etc., in this publication, even if the former