Acronym
Stickler syndroom
Code
3F025911
Duration
01 October 2011 → 30 September 2015
Funding
Regional and community funding: Special Research Fund, Research Foundation - Flanders (FWO)
Promotor
Fellow
Research disciplines
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Medical and health sciences
- Laboratory medicine
- Medical systems biology
- Otorhinolaryngology
- Laboratory medicine
- Medical systems biology
- Molecular and cell biology
- Otorhinolaryngology
- Speech, language and hearing sciences
- Laboratory medicine
- Medical systems biology
- Molecular and cell biology
- Otorhinolaryngology
Keywords
hearing loss
cleft palate
connective tissue disorder
stickler syndrome
genetics
Project description
Stickler syndrome, a hereditary connective tissue disorder caused by mutations in collagen genes, has a wide variety of clinical manifestations. Currently, knowledge is lacking about otological and orofacial characteristics. In this study, we want to gain insight in this, as well as a better understanding of the molecular background and pathogenesis on hearing loss and cleft palate of Stickler syndrome.