Inbreeding as a cause for deafness: Dadhkai study.

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dc.contributor.authorRazdan, Sushil
dc.contributor.authorRaina, Sunil Kumar
dc.contributor.authorPandita, Kamal K
dc.contributor.authorRazdan, Shiveta
dc.contributor.authorNanda, Renu
dc.contributor.authorKaul, Rajni
dc.contributor.authorDogra, Sandeep
dc.date.accessioned2012-07-12T04:20:28Z
dc.date.available2012-07-12T04:20:28Z
dc.date.issued2012-01
dc.description.abstractBACKGROUND: 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.en_US
dc.identifier.citationRazdan 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.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/139446
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.source.urihttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3385183/en_US
dc.subjectDadhkaien_US
dc.subjectdeafnessen_US
dc.subjectinbreedingen_US
dc.subject.meshConsanguinity
dc.subject.meshDeafness --epidemiology
dc.subject.meshDeafness --etiology
dc.subject.meshDeafness --genetics
dc.subject.meshHumans
dc.subject.meshIndia
dc.subject.meshMarriage --trends
dc.subject.meshMutism --epidemiology
dc.subject.meshMutism --etiology
dc.subject.meshMutism --genetics
dc.subject.meshRural Population
dc.titleInbreeding as a cause for deafness: Dadhkai study.en_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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