Assessment of Hearing Screening Combined With Limited and Expanded Genetic Screening for Newborns in Nantong, China.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Early identification and intervention for newborns with hearing loss (HL) may lead to improved physiological and social-emotional outcomes. The current newborn hearing screening is generally beneficial but improvements can be made.

Objective

To assess feasibility and evaluate utility of a modified genetic and hearing screening program for newborn infants.

Design, setting, and participants

This population-based cohort study used a 4-stage genetic and hearing screening program at 6 local hospitals in Nantong city, China. Participants were newborn infants born between January 2016 and June 2020 from the Han population. Statistical analysis was performed from April 1 to May 1, 2021.

Exposures

Limited genetic screening for 15 variants in 4 common HL-assoc

SUBMITTER: Zhu QW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8449278 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature