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Deafblindness

Inheritance patterns and prenatal diagnosis

Inheritance patterns
Some causes of deafblindness such as Usher syndrome are inherited. Some such as Joubert syndrome may be inherited or sporadic. Some causes such as CHARGE Association are a sporadic event the cause of which is often unknown.

Prenatal diagnosis
Where deafblindness is associated with a specific condition, prenatal diagnosis may be available.

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Medical text written October 2004 by Dr T Best, Chief Executive, Sense, London, UK

 

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