Hereditary Hearing Loss and Its Syndromes

Helga Toriello received her PhD in genetics from Michigan State University. She is the Clinical Genetics Director of Spectrum Health and a Professor in the Department of Pediatrics and Human Development at Michigan State University. Shelley Smith obtained her Ph.D. in Medical Genetics at Indiana University and is certified as a Ph.D. Medical Geneticist by the American Board of Medical Genetics. She is currently Professor and Chair of Developmental Neuroscience and Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Nebraska Medical Center. She has been active clinically and in research in the field of hereditary hearing loss for over 20 years.

Contributors ; 1. Genetic Hearing Loss: A Brief History ; 2. Epidemiology, Etiology, Genetic Mechanisms, and Genetic Counseling ; 3. Embryology of the Mammalian Ear ; 4. Gene/Environment Interactions in Acquired Hearing Loss ; 5. Syndrome Diagnosis and Investigation in the Hearing-impaired Patient ; 6. Genetic Diagnosis and Gene Discovery for Hearing Loss Using Massively Parallel Sequencing ; 7. Genetic Hearing Loss with No Associated Abnormities ; 8. Genetic Hearing Loss Associated with External Ear Abnormalities ; 9. Genetic Hearing Loss Associaed with Eye Disorders ; 10. Genetic Hearing Loss Associated with Musculoskeletal Disorders ; 11. Genetic Hearing Loss Associated with Renal Disorders ; 12. Genetic Hearing Loss Associated with Neurologic and Neuromuscular Disorders ; 13. Genetics Hearing Loss Associated with Cardiac Abnormalities ; 14. Genetic Hearing Loss Associated with Endocrine Disorders ; 15. Genetic Hearing Loss Associated with Metabolic Disorders ; 16. Genetic Hearing Loss Associated with Integumentary Disorders ; 17. Genetic Hearing Loss Associated with Oral and Dental Disorders ; 18. Genetic Hearing Loss Associated with Chromosome Disorders