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[Do hemoglobinopathies correlate with genetically-induced hearing disorders?]
In hereditary deafness a battery of audiological and medical investigations are needed to find out the aetiological factors. We tested the blood of children impaired hearing for hemoglobinopathies. Such anomalies might provide a clue to the aetiology. We found abnormal structures of hemoglobin in 5 children suffering from Fanconi's anemia. Four of these children had prenatal conductive hearing loss. The other children showed no abnormal hemoglobin.
In hereditary deafness a battery of audiological and medical investigations are needed to find out the aetiological factors. We tested the blood of children impaired hearing for hemoglobinopathies. Such anomalies might provide a clue to the aetiology. We found abnormal structures of hemoglobin in 5 children suffering from Fanconi's anemia. Four of these children had prenatal conductive hearing loss. The other children showed no abnormal hemoglobin.