Nationwide population genetic screening improves outcomes of newborn screening for hearing loss in China.

Qiuju WangJiale XiangJun SunYun YangJing GuanDayong WangCui SongLing GuoHongyang WangYaqiu ChenJunhong LengXiaman WangJunqing ZhangBing HanJing ZouChengbin YanLidong ZhaoHongyu LuoYuan HanWen YuanHongyun ZhangWei WangJian WangHuanming YangXun XuYe YinCynthia C MortonLijian ZhaoShi-da ZhuJun ShenZhiyu Peng

Published in: Genetics in medicine : official journal of the American College of Medical Genetics (2019)

Incorporating genetic screening improves the effectiveness of newborn hearing screening programs by elucidating etiologies, discerning high-risk subgroups for vigilant management, identifying additional children who may benefit from early intervention, and informing at-risk newborns and their maternal relatives of increased susceptibility to ototoxicity.

Keyphrases

randomized controlled trial
hearing loss
genome wide
systematic review
public health
young adults
type diabetes
body mass index
adipose tissue
cross sectional
birth weight
low birth weight
weight gain