CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Laryngorhinootologie 2021; 100(S 01): S1-S43
DOI: 10.1055/a-1349-3824
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Embryology, Malformations, and Rare Diseases of the Cochlea

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Athanasia Warnecke
1   Klinik für Hals-, Nasen- und Ohrenheilkunde, Medizinische Hochschule Hannover, Carl-Neuberg-Straße 1, 30625 Hannover
2   Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft Exzellenzcluster”Hearing4all” – EXC 2177/1 - Project ID 390895286
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Anja Giesemann
3   Institut für Neuroradiologie, Medizinische Hochschule Hannover, Carl-Neuberg-Straße 1, 30625 Hannover
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Abstract

Despite the low overall prevalence of individual rare diseases, cochlear dysfunction leading to hearing loss represents a symptom in a large proportion. The aim of this work was to provide a clear overview of rare cochlear diseases, taking into account the embryonic development of the cochlea and the systematic presentation of the different disorders. Although rapid biotechnological and bioinformatic advances may facilitate the diagnosis of a rare disease, an interdisciplinary exchange is often required to raise the suspicion of a rare disease. It is important to recognize that the phenotype of rare inner ear diseases can vary greatly not only in non-syndromic but also in syndromic hearing disorders. Finally, it becomes clear that the phenotype of the individual rare diseases cannot be determined exclusively by classical genetics even in monogenetic disorders.



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Article published online:
30 April 2021

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