Understanding the mechanisms of mitochondrial deafness
Join us this month with Dr. Peter Kullar, Clinical Research Fellow at the Wellcome Trust Research Centre for Mitochondrial Disease at Newcastle University (UK) to learn about mitochondrial disease and hearing loss. Key topics include:
Dr. Kullar and Dr. Chinnery have a specific interest in the A1555G mutation (antibiotic associated deafness) and in causes of mitochondrial disease related deafness.
Learn more at http://www.newcastle-mitochondria.com/research-projects/understanding-mechanisms-mitochondrial-deafness/
Dr. Peter Kullar is a clinical research fellow at Newcastle University's Wellcome Centre for Mitochondrial Disease Research.
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