Coronary heart disease (CHD) is the major cause of death in modern society. CHD is
characterized by atherosclerosis, which could lead to vascular cavity stenosis or obstruction …

Nonsyndromic hearing loss is an extremely heterogeneous disorder. Thus, clinical
diagnostics is challenging, in particular due to differences in the etiology of hearing loss …

Congenital hearing loss is one of the most common sensory disabilities worldwide. The
genetic causes of hearing loss account for 50% of hearing loss. Genetic causes of hearing …

Objectives To assess the extended interval regimen gentamicin associated ototoxicity in
neonatal intensive care unit using hearing tests. Methods Two hundred and twenty neonates …

Mitochondria play a critical role in the generation of metabolic energy in the form of ATP.
Tissues and organs that are highly dependent on aerobic metabolism are involved in …

Hearing loss (HL) is one of the most common health problems worldwide. Autosomal
recessive non-syndromic sensorineural hearing loss (ARNSHL) represents a large portion …

Background Mitochondrial maternally inherited hearing impairment (HI) appears to be
increasing in frequency. The incidence of mitochondrial defects causing HI is estimated to …

Introduction Hearing loss (HL) is a common sensory disorder over the world, and it has been
estimated that genetic etiology is involved in more than 50% of the cases in developed …

Background MCDs, or mitochondrial disorders, are a major contributor to morbidity and
mortality. There are few studies on the prevalence of gene mutations in pediatric MCD …

OBJECTIVE: Hearing loss may impact an individual's psychosocial behaviors and lead to
cognitive decline. The goals of this study were to describe the frequency of nonsyndromic …