title: Deafness genes and the mechanism of hearing.
abstract: Over the past few years, significant progress has been made in the understanding of the hearing mechanism. The identification of genes involved in deafness has begun and is now progressing rapidly. To date, at least 36 genes are known and exploration of their functions has already begun. Indeed, cloning deafness genes is only the first step towards the understanding of the hearing process.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de Génétique Moléculaire Humaine, Faculté de Médecine, 3018, Sfax, Tunisia.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Aifa-Hmani
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ayadi
mesh_terms: D003638:Deafness / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000235:genetics* / Q000503:physiopathology*; D004423:Ear / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000502:physiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D030342:Genetic Diseases, Inborn / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000235:genetics* / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006309:Hearing / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D047908:Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins; D009154:Mutation / Q000235:genetics*; D009687:Nuclear Proteins; D017027:Protein Tyrosine Phosphatases; D015534:Trans-Activators / Q000235:genetics; D014157:Transcription Factors / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D047908:Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins; D009687:Nuclear Proteins; C104146:SALL1 protein, human; D015534:Trans-Activators; D014157:Transcription Factors; C104381:EYA1 protein, human; D017027:Protein Tyrosine Phosphatases