Article
Epidemiological and genetic studies of congenital profound deafness in the general population of Sichuan, China.
American journal of medical genetics - 1 Nov 1994
Liu X, Xu L, Zhang S, Xu Y
Abstract excerpt
People with congenital profound deafness (CPD) were surveyed in the general population of Sichuan. The prevalence was 0.082% (104/126, 876) of the general population, male 0.086%, female 0.078%. There was no significant difference in prevalence between urban and rural populations. However the population living in the mountains had a much higher prevalence than people from the foothills and plains (P < 0.05)....
Topics
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Age Distribution
- Aged
- Birth Order
- Child
- Child, Preschool
- China
- Consanguinity
- Deafness
- Female
- Gene Frequency