The Exploration of Viral IE2 Regulatory Protein on the TSC2-mTOR Pathway as a Mechanism for Congenital Cytomegalovirus Induced Sensorineural Hearing Loss
Shreya Gadagoju Background: Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is the most common congenital viral infection in the United States and the leading cause of non-genetic sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL) in children.1 The double-stranded DNA virus from the Herpesviridae family primarily affects immunocompromised individuals and infants who acquire the virus through direct placental transmission.…