Genome wide analysis in a family with sensorineural hearing loss, autism and mental retardation University of Antwerp
Hearing loss is a common congenital anomaly with an incidence of 1 in 1000 live births. It has been described together with several other clinical features as fortuitous association or commune genetic syndrome. In this study, we investigated a consanguineous Tunisian family with moderate to profound congenital hearing loss, mental retardation and autistic behaviors. We performed a genome wide microarray analysis study using approximately 300,000 ...