Inbreeding as a cause for deafness: Dadhkai study.
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2012-01
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BACKGROUND:
We report on the higher prevalence of deaf-mutes from a village in Jammu and Kashmir State of India.
MATERIALS AND METHODS:
A cross-sectional study among 79 deaf mutes using pedigree analysis, audiometry, imaging and molecular analysis.
RESULTS:
A high rate of hereditary deafness with 79 individuals diagnosed to be suffering from non-syndrome deafness in a total population of 2452 individuals residing in the village.
INTERPRETATION:
Flourishing of intermarriages led to a population with high prevalence of deafness.
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Dadhkai, deafness, inbreeding
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Razdan Sushil, Raina Sunil Kumar, Pandita Kamal K, Razdan Shiveta, Nanda Renu, Kaul Rajni, Dogra Sandeep. Inbreeding as a cause for deafness: Dadhkai study. Indian Journal of Human Genetics. 2012 Jan; 18(1): 71-74.