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Record Nr.

UNINA9910779751603321

Titolo

Hereditary hearing loss and its syndromes [[electronic resource]] / edited by Helga V. Toriello, Shelley D. Smith

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford, England, : Oxford University Press, c2013

ISBN

0-19-931388-1

Edizione

[3rd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xiv, 732 p.) : ill

Collana

Oxford Monographs on Medical Genetics ; ; 63

Altri autori (Persone)

TorielloHelga V

SmithShelley D. <1949->

Disciplina

617.8

Soggetti

Hearing disorders

Deafness - Genetic aspects

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Nota di contenuto

Genetic hearing loss : a brief history -- Epidemiology, etiology, genetic mechanisms, and genetic counseling -- Embryology of the mammalian ear -- Gene/environment interactions in acquired hearing loss -- Syndrome diagnosis and investigation in the hearing-impaired patient -- Genetic hearing loss with no associated abnormities -- Genetic hearing loss associated with external ear abnormalities -- Eye disorders -- Genetic hearing loss associated with musculoskeletal disorders -- Genetic hearing loss associated with renal disorders -- Genetic hearing loss associated with neurologic and neuromuscular disorders -- Genetics hearing loss associated with cardiac abnormalities -- Genetic hearing loss associated with endocrine disorders -- Genetic hearing loss associated with metabolic disorders -- Integumentary disorders -- Oral and dental disorderss -- Chromosome disorders.