Browsing by Author "Pandita, Kamal K"
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Item Inbreeding as a cause for deafness: Dadhkai study.(2012-01) Razdan, Sushil; Raina, Sunil Kumar; Pandita, Kamal K; Razdan, Shiveta; Nanda, Renu; Kaul, Rajni; Dogra, SandeepBACKGROUND: 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.