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Causes of hearing impairment in the Norwegian paediatric cochlear implant program.
International journal of audiology - 1 Aug 2010
Siem Geir, Fagerheim Toril, Jonsrud Christoffer, Laurent Claude, Teig Erik, Harris Sten, Leren Trond P, Früh Andreas, Heimdal Ketil
Abstract excerpt
Severe to profound hearing impairment (HI) is estimated to affect around 1/2000 young children. Advances in genetics have made it possible to identify several genes related to HI. This information can cast light upon prognostic factors regarding the outcome in cochlear implantation, and provide information both for scientific and genetic counselling purposes. From 1992 to 2005, 273 children from 254 families...
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