supported by the National Research Foundation of Korea(NRF)grant funded by the Korean government(MSIT)(No.2021R1C1C1007980 to B.J.K.);Chungnam National University Sejong Hospital Research Fund,2022,and Chungnam National University(to B.J.K.);supported by the Basic Science Research Program through the NRF,funded by the Ministry of Education(No.2021R1A2C2092038 to B.Y.C.);Bio Core Facility Center program(No.NRF-2022M3A9G1014007 to B.Y.C.);the Basic Research Laboratory program through the NRF,funded by the Ministry of Education(No.RS-2023-0021971031482092640001 to B.Y.C.);the Technology Innovation Program(No.K_G012002572001 to B.Y.C.)funded By the Ministry of Trade,Industry&Energy(MOTIE,Korea);funded by SNUBH(Seoul National University Bundang Hospital)intramural research fund(No.13-2022-0010,02-2017-0060,16-2023-0002,13-2023-0002,16-2022-0005,13-2024-0004,and 13-2017-0013 to B.Y.C.);supported by the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders(NIDCD);part of the US National Institutes of Health(No.R01DC018814 to S.P.).
Otoancorin(OTOA)is a glycosylphosphatidylinositol(GPI)-anchored protein mediating the attachment of the tectorial membrane(TM)to the spiral limbus(SL)in the inner ear.Homozygous or compound heterozygous mutations in O...
Background:Profoundly deaf children beyond 5 years of age and deaf adults with no prior access to hearing have limited options to learn oral speech.They rely mainly on sign language for communication.This is because,i...
supported by the National Key Research and Development Project of China(2020YFC20052003 to S.M.Yang);Key International(Regional)Joint Research Program of National Natural Science Foundation of China(NSFC#81820108009 to S.M.Yang);National Natural Science Foundation of China(NSFC#82000976 to J.N.Li).
Purpose: To analyze the effect of right versus left long-term single-sided deafness(SSD) on sound source localization(SSL), discuss the necessity of intervention and treatment for SSD patients, and analyze the therape...
Thiamine responsive megaloblastic anemia(TRMA),also known as Roger’s syndrome,is an exceptionally rare autosomal recessive disorder stemming from mutations in the SLC19A2 gene responsible for encoding a thiamine carr...
supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China(2021YFF0702303);the National Natural Science Foundation of China(82301324,82301323,and 82071058).
GJB2 gene mutations are the most common causes of autosomal recessive non-syndromic hereditary deafness.For individuals suffering from severe to profound GJB2-related deafness,cochlear implants have emerged as the sol...
supported by the grants from the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.81600816 and 82192860);the Original Scientific Research Supporting Program of Fudan University,Shanghai Municipal Key Clinical Specialty(No.shslczdzk00801);the Shanghai Science and Technology Committee(Shanghai Clinical Medical Research Center for Otorhinolaryngology)(No.20MC1920200).
Hearing loss constitutes one of the most prevalent conditions within the field of otolaryngology.Recent investigations have revealed that mutations in deafness-associated genes,including point mutations and variations...
What kind of actions or reactions can sudden good news elicit in the experiencer?How can these actions/reactions be cognitively interpreted by others?Is there a nexus between social realities and the gospel?Using thes...
Hearing loss is considered the most common birth defect.The estimated prevalence of moderate and severe hearing loss in a normal newborn is 0.1%-0.3%,while the prevalence is 2%-4%in newborns admitted to the newborn in...