“…The Jerker mouse, Ames waltzer, Shaker 1, waltzer, Shaker 2 and Snell's waltzer have mutations identified in espin, protocadherin15, myosinVIIa, cadherin23, myosin XVa and myosinVI respectively (Wang et al, 1998;Liang et al, 1999;Anderson et al, 2000;Zheng et al, 2000;Holme and Steel, 2002;Karolyi at al., 2003;Siemens et al, 2004). All of these mutant mice have disorganized stereocilia in the hair cells of the organ of Corti, but the Jerker mouse and Ames waltzer mouse also have shortened stereocilia in the vestibular tissues (Zheng et al, 2000;Raphael et al, 2001).…”