Article
[Genetic screening for hearing disorders in newborn infants in combination with audiological screening].
Vestnik otorinolaringologii - 1 Jan 2010
Tavartkiladze G A, Poliakov A V, Markova T G, Lalaiants M R, Bliznets E A
Abstract excerpt
Congenital deafness has the heterogeneous nature and can be underlain by both acquired and genetically determined causes. It has been estimated that the prevalence of clinically manifest forms of congenital deafness amounts to 1 case per 700 births. Half of these patients present with the deafness of genetic origin. One of the most common forms of congenital deafness is the hereditary one associated with...
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