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Government-funded universal newborn hearing screening and genetic analyses of deafness predisposing genes in Taiwan.
International journal of pediatric otorhinolaryngology - 1 Apr 2015
Chu Chun-Wei, Chen Yann-Jang, Lee Yi-Hui, Jaung Sian-Jang, Lee Fei-Peng, Huang Hung-Meng
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the association of eight connexin genes (GJB2, GJB4, GJA1P1, GJB6, GJB3, GJA1, GJB1, and GJC3) and the SLC26A4 gene with congenital hearing impairment among infants in a universal newborn hearing screening program. METHOD: From September 2009 to October 2013, the consecutive neonates born in all six branches of Taipei City Hospital were enrolled. Infants who failed the newborn hearing...
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