GENDEAF - European network on genetic deafness: pathogenic mechanisms, clinical and molecular diagnosis, social impact (LIFE QUALITY) (2002-01-01 - 2005-06-30) (»add to infobox)

Franco MOSCETTI, Jane ERIKSEN, Giancarlo CIANFRONE, Rossano BARTOLI, Gianpaolo BRAGA, Steen Werner HANSEN, Geraint W. JONES, Miguel BEATO DEL ROSAL, Lionel COLLET, Annveig DALHAUG, Niels Henrik SOERENSEN, X. MARAMAI, Jean CASTEX, Joaquin MARTINEZ HERNANDEZ, Vanessa MIGLIOSI, Graziano ARBOSTI, Paul V. U. VAN GREVENSTEIN, David SMITH, Anny KOPPEN, Berth DANERMARK, Jan STEIGL, Christina FASSER, Cor W. R. J. CREMERS, Krista VARANTOLA, Shmuel ORENBUCH, Blanca CONDE GUERRI, Italo NENCI, Patrizio BIANCHI, Franco ZACCHELLO, Jacques FONTAINE, Ilse VICKERS, Josse VAN STEENBERGE, Bente HAGELUND, Kirsten SAMS, Leslie JONES, Neil FERGUSON, Daniëlle BONINK

AMPLIFON SPA (IT205 - Milano) (Italy), ASSOCIATION OF SWEDISH DEAFBLIND (SE011 - Stockholms län) (Sweden), ASSOCIAZIONE ITALIAN RICERCA SORDITA (IT603 - Roma) (Italy), ASSOCIAZIONE LEGA DEL FILO D'ORO ONLUS (IT532 - Ancona) (Italy), AZIENDA OSPEDALIERA DI PADOVA (IT326 - Padova) (Italy), BISPEBJERK HOSPITAL (DK001 - København og Frederiksberg kommuner) (Denmark), CARDIFF UNIVERSITY (UK923 - South Glamorgan) (Great Britain), CENTER FOR GENOMIC REGULATION (ES511 - Barcelona) (Spain), CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE (CNRS) (FR716 - Rhône) (France), DEAFBLINDNESS CENTER OF NORTHERN NORWAY (NO072 - Troms) (Norway), DECIBEL FAMILIEFORENINGEN FOR COCHLEAR IMPLANTEREDEBOERN (DK003 - Frederiksborg amt) (Denmark), FONDAZIONE TELETHON (IT803 - Napoli) (Italy), INSTITUT PASTEUR (FR101 - Paris) (France), INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE LA SALUD (ES300 - Madrid) (Spain), INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF HARD OF HEARING YOUNG PEOPLE (IT312 - Trento) (Italy), ISTITUTO NAZIONALE NEUROLOGICO CARLO BESTA (IT205 - Milano) (Italy), UNIVERSITEIT LEIDEN (NL331 - Agglomeratie Leiden en Bollenstreek) (Netherlands), MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL (UK401 - Cambridgeshire) (Great Britain), NORDIC STAFF TRAINING CENTRE FOR DEAFBLIND SERVICES (DK00F - Nordjyllands amt) (Denmark), OEREBRO UNIVERSITY (SE024 - Örebro län) (Sweden), PALACKY UNIVERSITY OLOMOUC (CZ071 - Olomoucky kraj) (Czech Republic), RETINA INTERNATIONAL (CH04 - Zürich) (Switzerland), STICHTING KATHOLIEKE UNIVERSITEIT (NL223 - Arnhem/Nijmegen) (Netherlands), TAMPEREEN YLIOPISTO (FI192 - Pirkanmaa) (Finland), TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY (ME04 - Israel) (Israel), UNIVERSIDAD DE ZARAGOZA (ES243 - Zaragoza) (Spain), UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI FERRARA (ITD56 - Ferrara) (Italy), UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI PADOVA (ITD36 - Padova) (Italy), UNIVERSITE BLAISE PASCAL CLERMONT-FERRAND II (FR724 - Puy-de-Dôme) (France), UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON (UK550 - Greater London) (Great Britain), UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP (BE211 - Arr. Antwerpen) (Belgium), UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN (DK001 - København og Frederiksberg kommuner) (Denmark), UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW (UKA22 - Strathclyde) (Great Britain), UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS (UK240 - West Yorkshire) (Great Britain), UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER (UK820 - Greater Manchester) (Great Britain), VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT AMSTERDAM (NL326 - Groot-Amsterdam) (Netherlands)

Hearing disorders involve more than 10% of European population, 50% of which due to genetic causes. Since each has a rare prevalence, in order to optimise research, collect information and benefit larger portion of population, it is essential to create a European network of clinicians, researchers and hearing impaired support groups aimed at understanding pathogenic mechanisms of genetic hearing impairment (HI). It focuses on classes of HI with the highest prevalence and social impact: prevalence of mutations in the Cx26 (the most frequent cause of non-syndromic autosomal recessive HI) in myosin VIIA and ushering in individuals with Usher syndrome; phenotypic criteria for recognising subgroups of nonsyndromic HI, pathogenic models of aminoglycoside/ototoxicity and other forms of mitochondrial deafness. Psychosocial impact of genetic HI on individuals and families is investigated. A bulletin targeted to patients/families is circulated.

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