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Genetic screening of newborns for deafness over 11 years in Beijing, China: More infants could benefit from an expanded program.
Bioscience trends - 16 Sept 2024
Ruan Yu, Wen Cheng, Cheng Xiaohua, Zhang Wei, Zhao Liping, Xie Jinge, Lu Hongli, Ren Yonghong, Meng Fanlin, Li Yue, Deng Lin, Huang Lihui, Han Demin
Abstract excerpt
Genetic screening of newborns for deafness plays an important role in elucidating the etiology of deafness, diagnosing it early, and intervening in it. Genetic screening of newborns has been conducted for 11 years in Beijing. It started with a chip to screen for 9 variants of 4 genes in 2012; the chip screened for 15 variants of those genes in 2018, and it now screens for 23 variants of those genes. In the...
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