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Year : 2012  |  Volume : 18  |  Issue : 1  |  Page : 71-74

Inbreeding as a cause for deafness: Dadhkai study


1 Department of Neurology, Acharya Shri Chander College of Medical Sciences, Sidhra, Jammu, India
2 Department of Community Medicine, Dr. Rajendra Prasad Government Medical College, Kangra, Himachal Pradesh, India
3 Department of Internal Medicine, Acharya Shri Chander College of Medical Sciences, Sidhra, Jammu, India
4 Department of Surgery, Acharya Shri Chander College of Medical Sciences, Sidhra, Jammu, India
5 Department of Education, University of Jammu, Jammu, India
6 Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Govt. Medical College, Jammu, India
7 Department of Microbiology, Govt. Medical College, Jammu, India

Correspondence Address:
Sunil Kumar Raina
Department of Community Medicine, DR. RPGMC, Tanda, Kangra, Himachal Pradesh
India
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DOI: 10.4103/0971-6866.96655

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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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