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Prevalence of A1555G mitochondrial mutation in Chinese newborns and the correlation with neonatal hearing screening.
International journal of pediatric otorhinolaryngology - 1 Apr 2011
Chen Guanming, Wang Xiyin, Fu Siqing
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the feasibility of genetic screening for deafness causative genes in the process of newborn hearing screening in China. METHODS: Total 865 newborn babies between November 2009 and March 2010 were enrolled for the simultaneous hearing and deafness causative gene screening in Tongji Hospital, Wuhan, China. Hearing screening followed a two-stage strategy with transient evoked otoacoustic...
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