Deafness in the genomics era.
Our understanding of hereditary hearing loss has greatly improved since the discovery of the first human deafness gene. These discoveries have only accelerated due to the great strides in DNA sequencing technology since the completion of the human genome project. Here, we review the immense impact that these developments have had in both deafness research and clinical arenas. We review commonly used genomic technologies as well as the application of these technologies to the genetic diagnosis of hereditary hearing loss and to the discovery of novel deafness genes.
Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA.
A Eliot
AE
Shearer
Michael S
MS
Hildebrand
Christina M
CM
Sloan
Richard J H
RJ
Smith
D000818:Animals; D004252:DNA Mutational Analysis; D003638:Deafness / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000235:genetics* / Q000503:physiopathology; D056726:Genetic Association Studies; D020022:Genetic Predisposition to Disease; D005820:Genetic Testing; D023281:Genomics / Q000379:methods; D006309:Hearing / Q000235:genetics*; D040941:Heredity; D006801:Humans; D010375:Pedigree; D010641:Phenotype