This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract The mechanosensory hair cells of the inner ear are required for hearing and balance and have a distinctive apical structure, the hair bundle, ...

Epilepsy and mental retardation limited to females (EFMR) is an X-linked disorder characterized by an unusual inheritance pattern in which carrier women develop seizures and cognitive impairment in ...

On the basis of the GWAS findings, we investigated the association of an identified NicW risk allele in the protocadherin (PCDH)-α, -β and -γ gene cluster with characteristics of NicW in an ...

Scientists have mapped and simulated those filaments at the atomic level, a discovery that shed lights on how the inner ear works and that could help researchers learn more about how and why people ...

Biologists have homed in on the genes that tell brain cells to grow the tendrils critical for passing messages throughout the body. In a new study, they report certain genes in nearby neurons need to ...