Consanguinity and deafness in Omani children.

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Consanguinity and deafness in Omani children.

International journal of audiology - 1 Jan 2008

Khabori Mazin Al, Patton Michael A

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This study was based on a national retrospective analysis of 1400 questionnaires on the causes of deafness in Omani children, collected from 1986 to 2000. It was found that 70% of the deaf children were from parents of consanguineous marriages, and 30% from non-consanguineous unions. In those with consanguineous families 70.16% were first cousin marriages, 17.54% were second cousins, and 10.86% were from the same...

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Adolescent
Child
Child, Preschool
Cohort Studies
Consanguinity
Deafness
Female
Genes, Recessive
Genetic Predisposition to Disease
Humans
Infant
Male

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Marriage

Oman

Pedigree

Retrospective Studies

Risk Factors

Surveys and Questionnaires

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PMID: 18196484
DOI: 10.1080/14992020701703539

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