genetic deafness??

Question

i have a project im wokring on, and i was wondering if anyone knew anything about genetic deafness. symptoms, different forms of it, details about it, and i would really like a diagram of the ear of a person with genetic deafness. (if it even looks any different) i cant seem to find ANYTHING. all the sites i go to seem to say the same thing. please help?

thanks guys! you helped a bunch!

Answer 1

Finding Genes
for Non-Syndromic Deafness
http://deafness.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?zi=1/XJ&sdn=deafness&cdn=health&tm=94&gps=381_958_1002_597&f=20&su=p247.2.140.ip_p726.2.152.ip_p284.7.420.ip_&tt=2&bt=0&bts=0&zu=http%3A//www.people.vcu.edu/%7Enance/

The Hereditary Hearing loss Homepage aims to give an up-to-date overview of the genetics of hereditary hearing impairment for researchers and clinicians working in the field.

This site lists data and links for all known gene localizations and identifications for nonsyndromic hearing impairment.
http://deafness.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?zi=1/XJ&sdn=deafness&cdn=health&tm=214&gps=114_1058_1002_597&f=20&su=p247.2.140.ip_p726.2.152.ip_p284.7.420.ip_&tt=2&bt=0&bts=0&zu=http%3A//webhost.ua.ac.be/hhh/
Bioinformatics Unit
Faculty of Life Science
Tel-Aviv University
Israel
http://deafness.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?zi=1/XJ&sdn=deafness&cdn=health&tm=320&gps=81_1173_1002_597&f=20&su=p247.2.140.ip_p726.2.152.ip_p284.7.420.ip_&tt=2&bt=0&bts=0&zu=http%3A//life2.tau.ac.il/GeneDis/Disease_List/Deafness.html
The reason they all seem the same is because it's the point at which they have not discovered yet.

Answer 2

Here's a great reference:
http://www.chw.edu.au/parents/factsheets/eadeafin.htm
http://www.ihr.mrc.ac.uk/hereditary/gendeafness/index.shtml
http://www.bestsyndication.com/2005/Nicole-WILSON/073105-Possible-Cure-Hereditary-Deafness-Study.htm

Pic:
http://www.madsci.org/posts/archives/Mar2003/1046819493.Gb.r.html
http://healthlibrary.epnet.com/GetContent.aspx?token=8482e079-8512-47c2-960c-a403c77a5e4c&chunkiid=103119