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Congenital non-syndromal autosomal recessive deafness in Bengkala, an isolated Balinese village.
Journal of medical genetics - 1 May 1995
Winata S, Arhya I N, Moeljopawiro S, Hinnant J T, Liang Y, Friedman T B, Asher J H
Abstract excerpt
Bengkala is an Indonesian village located on the north shore of Bali that has existed for over 700 years. Currently, 2.2% of the 2185 people in this village have profound congenital deafness. In response to the high incidence of deafness, the people of Bengkala have developed a village specific sign language which is used by many of the hearing and deaf people. Deafness in Bengkala is congenital, sensorineural,...
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