{"id":25917,"date":"2011-10-04T11:08:00","date_gmt":"2011-10-04T11:08:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/drprem.com\/guide\/new-methods-of-diagnosing-children-born-with-hearing-impairments\/"},"modified":"2011-10-04T11:08:00","modified_gmt":"2011-10-04T11:08:00","slug":"new-methods-of-diagnosing-children-born-with-hearing-impairments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/drprem.com\/globalhealthcare\/new-methods-of-diagnosing-children-born-with-hearing-impairments","title":{"rendered":"New methods of diagnosing children born with hearing impairments"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A new study has revealed insights into potential new methods of diagnosing children born with hearing impairments. Tel Aviv University researchers have used exome deep sequencing to scan 246 genes from subjects with familial histories of genetically-caused hearing loss, identifying five mutations that may be linked to the condition.<\/p>\n

At present, providing a comprehensive genetic assessment for a deaf patient can be extremely costly and can take years to complete, but this new knowledge could reduce this timeframe to a matter of weeks. By detecting hearing loss at an early stage, patients can receive better care quality, while doctors can gain deeper insight into how the condition may progress.<\/p>

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Professor Karen Avraham of Tel Aviv University’s Sackler Faculty of Medicine said: “It is a remarkable step forward in helping us to find treatments – and even cures – for patients.” According to figures from Action on Hearing Loss, more than ten million people in the UK have some form of the condition, or around one in six of the population.[image: Description: ADNFCR-8000103-ID-800731761-ADNFCR]<\/p>\n

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