title: Gene therapy for deafness: How close are we?
abstract: Virus-mediated transfer of genes encoding the mechanotransducer channel candidates TMC1 and TMC2 into hair cells of the ear partially restores hearing in animal models of human genetic deafness (Askew et al., this issue).
authors.affiliation: Institute for Auditory Neuroscience and InnerEarLab, University Medical Center Göttingen, 37099 Göttingen, Germany. Synaptic Nanophysiology Group, Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry, Göttingen, Germany. Auditory Neuroscience Group, German Primate Center, Göttingen, Germany. Auditory Neuroscience Group, Max Planck Institute for Experimental Medicine, Göttingen, Germany. Collaborative Research Center 889, University of Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany.
authors.forename: Tobias
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Moser
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003638:Deafness / Q000628:therapy*; D015316:Genetic Therapy; D006309:Hearing; D008565:Membrane Proteins / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D008565:Membrane Proteins