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A comparative analysis of the genetic epidemiology of deafness in the United States in two sets of pedigrees collected more than a century apart.
American journal of human genetics - 1 Aug 2008
Arnos Kathleen S, Welch Katherine O, Tekin Mustafa, Norris Virginia W, Blanton Susan H, Pandya Arti, Nance Walter E
Abstract excerpt
In 1898, E.A. Fay published an analysis of nearly 5000 marriages among deaf individuals in America collected during the 19(th) century. Each pedigree included three-generation data on marriage partners that included at least one deaf proband, who were ascertained by complete selection. We recentl...
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