title: Have you heard? Viral-mediated gene therapy restores hearing.
abstract: Genetic loss of VGLUT3 in cochlear inner hair cells results in profound deafness. In this issue of Neuron, Akil et al. (2012) show that AAV-mediated introduction of wild-type VGLUT3 in the genetically deaf mouse cochlea results in significantly improved hearing.
authors: Department of Pediatrics, The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA.
authors: Donna M
authors: DM
authors: Martin
authors: Yehoash
authors: Y
authors: Raphael
mesh_terms: D026922:Amino Acid Transport Systems, Acidic / Q000235:genetics*; D000818:Animals; D003638:Deafness / Q000235:genetics* / Q000628:therapy*; D016057:Evoked Potentials, Auditory, Brain Stem / Q000235:genetics*; D015316:Genetic Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D013216:Reflex, Startle / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D026922:Amino Acid Transport Systems, Acidic; C504941:Slc17a8 protein, mouse