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Large scale newborn deafness genetic screening of 142,417 neonates in Wuhan, China.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2018
Hao Zongjie, Fu Denggang, Ming Yang, Yang Jinlong, Huang Qi, Lin Weilong, Zhang Huan, Zhang Bin, Zhou Aifen, Hu Xijiang, Yao Cong, Dong Yunping, Ring Huijun Z, Ring Brian Z
Abstract excerpt
Almost one third of the three million people in China suffering severe deafness are children, and 50% of these cases are believed to have genetic components to their etiology. Newborn hearing genetic screening can complement Universal Neonatal Hearing Screening for the diagnosis of congenital hearing loss as well as identifying children at risk for late-onset and progressive hearing impairment. The aim of this...
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