Background Hearing impairment is one of most frequent birth defects, which affects nearly 1
in every 1,000 live births. However, the molecular etiology of non‐syndromic deafness in …

In China, approximately 30,000 babies are born with hearing impairment each year.
However, the molecular factors causing congenital hearing impairment in the Xiamen area …

Conclusions: In the study population in northwest China, a total of 33.06% of deaf patients
have inherited hearing impairment caused by GJB2, SLC26A4, and mtDNA 1555A> G …

Abstract Background Each year in China, 30,000 babies are born with congenital hearing
impairment. However, the molecular etiology of hearing impairment in the Yunnan Province …

Objectives The frequency and spectrum of mutations in deafness-causing genes differs
significantly according to the ethnic population and region under investigation. The …

Objective Mutations in GJB2, SLC26A4, and mitochondrial (mt) DNA 12S rRNA genes are
the main cause of nonsyndromic hearing impairment. The present study analyzed these …

Objectives To provide appropriate genetic testing and counseling for non-syndromic hearing
impairment patients in Hainan Province, an island in the South China Sea. Methods 299 …

Objectives The molecular etiology of nonsyndromic deafness in Chinese population has not
been investigated systematically, our study is aim to investigate the molecular etiology of …

Conclusions: The GJB2 gene mutation characteristic of Dongxiang was the interaction result
of ethnic background and geographical environment, and Yugur exhibited the typical …

Conclusions: This study demonstrated high prevalence of GJB2, SLC26A4, and mtDNA
A1555G mutations in Chinese patients with nonsyndromic hearing loss and discovered …