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Long-Term Cochlear Implant Outcomes in Children with GJB2 and SLC26A4 Mutations.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2015
Wu Che-Ming, Ko Hui-Chen, Tsou Yung-Ting, Lin Yin-Hung, Lin Ju-Li, Chen Chin-Kuo, Chen Pei-Lung, Wu Chen-Chi
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: To investigate speech and language outcomes in children with cochlear implants (CIs) who had mutations in common deafness genes and to compare their performances with those without mutations. STUDY DESIGN: Prospective study. METHODS: Patients who received CIs before 18 years of age and had used CIs for more than 3 years were enrolled in this study. All patients underwent mutation screening of three...
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