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Newborn genetic screening for hearing impairment: a preliminary study at a tertiary center.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2011
Wu Chen-Chi, Hung Chia-Cheng, Lin Shin-Yu, Hsieh Wu-Shiun, Tsao Po-Nien, Lee Chien-Nan, Su Yi-Ning, Hsu Chuan-Jen
Abstract excerpt
Universal newborn hearing screening (UNHS) is of paramount importance for early identification and management of hearing impairment in children. However, infants with slight/mild, progressive, or late-onset hearing impairment might be missed in conventional UNHS. To investigate whether genetic screening for common deafness-associated mutations could assist in identifying these infants, 1017 consecutive newborns...
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