A Genetic Basis for Mechanosensory Traits in Humans

The Transcription Factor c-Maf Controls Touch Receptor Development and Function

(2012) H. Wende et al.   SCIENCE

How the Genetics of Deafness Illuminates Auditory Physiology

(2011) Guy P. Richardson et al.   Annual Review of Physiology

Dense genotyping identifies and localizes multiple common and rare variant association signals in celiac disease

(2011) Gosia Trynka et al.   NATURE GENETICS

Laminin-332 coordinates mechanotransduction and growth cone bifurcation in sensory neurons

(2011) Li-Yang Chiang et al.   NATURE NEUROSCIENCE

KCNQ4 K+ channels tune mechanoreceptors for normal touch sensation in mouse and man

(2011) Matthias Heidenreich et al.   NATURE NEUROSCIENCE

Harmonin inhibits presynaptic Cav1.3 Ca2+ channels in mouse inner hair cells

(2011) Frederick D Gregory et al.   NATURE NEUROSCIENCE

Promise and pitfalls of the Immunochip

(2011) Adrian Cortes et al.   ARTHRITIS RESEARCH & THERAPY

Functional analysis of splicing mutations in MYO7A and USH2A genes

(2010) T Jaijo et al.   CLINICAL GENETICS

Evidence for a protein tether involved in somatic touch

(2010) Jing Hu et al.   EMBO JOURNAL

The cell biology of hearing

(2010) Martin Schwander et al.   JOURNAL OF CELL BIOLOGY

PDZD7 is a modifier of retinal disease and a contributor to digenic Usher syndrome

(2010) Inga Ebermann et al.   JOURNAL OF CLINICAL INVESTIGATION

Genetics and pathological mechanisms of Usher syndrome

(2010) Denise Yan et al.   JOURNAL OF HUMAN GENETICS

Hearing Impairment: A Panoply of Genes and Functions

(2010) Amiel A. Dror et al.   NEURON

An Update on the Genetics of Usher Syndrome

(2010) José M. Millán et al.   Journal of Ophthalmology

Mechanotransduction by Hair Cells: Models, Molecules, and Mechanisms

(2009) Peter G. Gillespie et al.   CELL

Thermosensory and mechanosensory perception in human genetic disease

(2009) P. L. Tan et al.   HUMAN MOLECULAR GENETICS

Diminutive Digits Discern Delicate Details: Fingertip Size and the Sex Difference in Tactile Spatial Acuity

(2009) R. M. Peters et al.   JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE

Tactile acuity in the blind: A closer look reveals superiority over the sighted in some but not all cutaneous tasks

(2009) Flamine Alary et al.   NEUROPSYCHOLOGIA

Spectrum of USH2A mutations in Scandinavian patients with Usher syndrome type II

(2008) Bo Dreyer et al.   HUMAN MUTATION

Making an Effort to Listen: Mechanical Amplification in the Ear

(2008) A.J. Hudspeth   NEURON