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Auditory screening concurrent deafness predisposing genes screening in 10,043 neonates in Gansu province, China.
International journal of pediatric otorhinolaryngology - 1 Jul 2012
Zhang Zhewen, Ding Wenjuan, Liu Xiaowen, Xu Baicheng, Du Wan, Nan Shuling, Guo Yufen
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: The aim of our study was to evaluate the effectiveness of combining newborn hearing screening with screening for genetic mutations associated with deafness. METHODS: Ten thousand forty-three newborn babies, born between December 2009 and April 2011 in Gansu province, China, were screened for hearing loss using the otoacoustic emissions test or automatic auditory brainstem response test and genetic...
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