Towards gene therapy for deafness
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Marina Di Domenico; Carmela Ricciardi; Tiziana Martone; Nicoletta Mazzarella; Cl
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Article
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2011
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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## Abstract Many hearing disorders are associated with the damage or loss of sensory hair cells (HC) which can produce a profound and irreversible deafness. Apoptosis pathway is reported to play an important role leading to rapid expansion of the HC lesion after exposure to intense noise. Furthermo