Top Tweets for #Myo7a
In this recent study, Ana E. Amariutei (@sheffielduni) et al. observed that adeno-associated virus-based rescue of #Myo7a expression restores hair-cell function and improves #hearing thresholds in a USH1B mouse strain ๐งฌ ๐ถ
๐ Read the #Research: https://t.co/H5BgZowEu9

[4/5] #RodConeDystrophy, #Stargardt Disease (#ABCA4 @StargardtsC) , #UsherSyndrome (#MYO7A #USH2A, #deafblindness @usher_2020 @UsherCoalition @SenseUsher @hearseehope @Usher_Info), and X-Linked #Retinoschisis.
#UsherSyndrome affects 4-17 in 100,000, it causes deafness from birth, then ensuing sight loss in childhood/adolescence from #RetinitisPigmentosa #JeansForGenes: >10 including #MYO7A #USH2A. Weโre developing a non-viral gene therapy as no treatment exists. @RetinaUK @Usherkidsuk

#UsherSyndrome accounts for 50% of deaf-blindness worldwide but itโs still #rare (4-17 per 100,000 people). Mutations in genes #USH2A & #MYO7A affect the ear and retina. Maria Toms & @Pharmakov are developing a non-viral gene therapy @TheCrick @UCLeye @RetinaUK @mollywatttrust

Todayโs #GeneOfTheDay is #Myo7a. Human diseases associated with this gene include Deafness. Mice with this gene inactivated exhibit decreased body weight and hearing phenotypes: https://t.co/zKZ966wK4Z

Last Seen Hashtags on Sotwe
Most Popular Users

Elon Musk 
@elonmusk
241.5M followers

Barack Obama 
@barackobama
118.9M followers

Cristiano Ronaldo 
@cristiano
114.6M followers

Donald J. Trump 
@realdonaldtrump
111.8M followers

Narendra Modi 
@narendramodi
107.1M followers

Rihanna 
@rihanna
98.7M followers

NASA 
@nasa
92.3M followers

Justin Bieber 
@justinbieber
91.8M followers

KATY PERRY 
@katyperry
90.1M followers

Taylor Swift 
@taylorswift13
84M followers

Lady Gaga 
@ladygaga
75.5M followers

Virat Kohli 
@imvkohli
73.5M followers

Kim Kardashian 
@kimkardashian
70.9M followers

YouTube 
@youtube
68.8M followers

Neymar Jr 
@neymarjr
66.6M followers

Bill Gates 
@billgates
65.3M followers

Selena Gomez 
@selenagomez
63.1M followers

The Ellen Show
@theellenshow
62.2M followers

CNN 
@cnn
61.8M followers

X 
@x
60.7M followers



