 Deafness
"Deafness" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A general term for the complete loss of the ability to hear from both ears.
| Descriptor ID |
D003638
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C09.218.458.341.186 C10.597.751.418.341.186 C23.888.592.763.393.341.186
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| Concept/Terms |
Deafness- Deafness
- Bilateral Deafness
- Deafness, Bilateral
- Hearing Loss, Complete
- Complete Hearing Loss
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Deafness" by people in Profiles.
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Booth KT, Askew JW, Talebizadeh Z, Huygen PLM, Eudy J, Kenyon J, Hoover D, Hildebrand MS, Smith KR, Bahlo M, Kimberling WJ, Smith RJH, Azaiez H, Smith SD. Splice-altering variant in COL11A1 as a cause of nonsyndromic hearing loss DFNA37. Genet Med. 2019 04; 21(4):948-954.
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Lantos JD. Author's Response: Deaf Children, Cochlear Implants, and Language Acquisition. Pediatrics. 2015 Nov; 136(5):e1489.
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Napoli DJ, Mellon NK, Niparko JK, Rathmann C, Mathur G, Humphries T, Handley T, Scambler S, Lantos JD. Should All Deaf Children Learn Sign Language? Pediatrics. 2015 Jul; 136(1):170-6.
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Forrest D, Erway LC, Ng L, Altschuler R, Curran T. Thyroid hormone receptor beta is essential for development of auditory function. Nat Genet. 1996 Jul; 13(3):354-7.
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Forrest D, Golarai G, Connor J, Curran T. Genetic analysis of thyroid hormone receptors in development and disease. Recent Prog Horm Res. 1996; 51:1-22.
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