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Showing 1 to 5 of 5 for “"congenital hearing loss"”.
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Characterization in cochlea of KCTD12/PFET1, an intronless gene with predominant fetal expression
The prevalence of severe to profound bilateral congenital hearing loss is estimated at 1 in 1000 births, at least half of which can be attributed to a genetic cause. To date, mutations in at least 67 genes have been associated with hearing loss. Discovery of these genes has revealed fundamental …
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The narrative abilities of a severely hard-of-hearing child
… when language input is impaired in cases of congenital hearing loss, where it is expected that the acquisition of linguistically transmitted sociocultural knowledge will be delayed but cognitive knowledge will not. A 4-year-old severely hard-of-hearing child was asked to tell three different …
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Understanding The Visual And Auditory Defect In Ush2a Mouse Model
… form of dual deafness and irreversible vision loss found in patients worldwide. USH2 is the most prevalently occurring sub type, accounting for ~50 to 75% of USH clinical cases. Patients with USH2 suffer from congenital hearing loss and progressive vision loss beginning from adolescence. …
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Parents' perspectives and experiences of having a child with hereditary hearing loss
Congenital hearing loss (HL) occurs in 1-2 per 1000 newborns globally. Of all the congenital diseases that occur worldwide, HL remains the most disabling, with the highest rate for age-standardised disability life years and is a significant public health concern particularly in the developing …