Hope as Chinese researchers identify deafness-casing gene
July 16, 2019
9:18 am
Chinese researchers have recently made a breakthrough in discovering a gene responsible for deafness, providing a target for treating hearing impairment.
The study published online earlier this month in the international journal Genetics in Medicine described the gene as ABCC1, which has variants associated with hearing loss and plays a key role in maintaining cochlea function.
The cochlea is a spiral tube shaped like a snail shell. It is the auditory area of the inner ear and enables effective hearing.
Using gene screening, sequencing and other genetic analysis method, researchers from Xiangya Hospital affiliated with the Central South University in …
