International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology
Volume 74, Issue 8 , Pages 926-929 , August 2010

Newborn hearing screening and genetic testing in 8974 Brazilian neonates

  • Karin de A.B. Nivoloni

      Affiliations

    • Associação Terapêutica de Estimulação Auditiva e Linguagem—ATEAL, Av. Antonio Frederico Ozanan, 6561, Jundiai SP 13201-125, Brazil
    • www.ateal.org.br.
    • ,
  • Sueli M. da Silva-Costa

      Affiliations

    • Center of Molecular Biology and Genetic Engineering (CBMEG), Human Molecular Genetics Laboratory, State University of Campinas—UNICAMP, Brazil Cidade Universitária Zeferino Vaz s/n, Barão Geraldo, Campinas SP 13083-970, Brazil
    • ,
  • Mariza C.A. Pomílio

      Affiliations

    • Associação Terapêutica de Estimulação Auditiva e Linguagem—ATEAL, Av. Antonio Frederico Ozanan, 6561, Jundiai SP 13201-125, Brazil
    • www.ateal.org.br.
    • ,
  • Tânia Pereira

      Affiliations

    • Associação Terapêutica de Estimulação Auditiva e Linguagem—ATEAL, Av. Antonio Frederico Ozanan, 6561, Jundiai SP 13201-125, Brazil
    • www.ateal.org.br.
    • ,
  • Karen de C. Lopes

      Affiliations

    • Associação Terapêutica de Estimulação Auditiva e Linguagem—ATEAL, Av. Antonio Frederico Ozanan, 6561, Jundiai SP 13201-125, Brazil
    • www.ateal.org.br.
    • ,
  • Vanessa C.S. de Moraes

      Affiliations

    • Center of Molecular Biology and Genetic Engineering (CBMEG), Human Molecular Genetics Laboratory, State University of Campinas—UNICAMP, Brazil Cidade Universitária Zeferino Vaz s/n, Barão Geraldo, Campinas SP 13083-970, Brazil
    • ,
  • Fabiana Alexandrino

      Affiliations

    • Center of Molecular Biology and Genetic Engineering (CBMEG), Human Molecular Genetics Laboratory, State University of Campinas—UNICAMP, Brazil Cidade Universitária Zeferino Vaz s/n, Barão Geraldo, Campinas SP 13083-970, Brazil
    • ,
  • Camila A. de Oliveira

      Affiliations

    • Center of Molecular Biology and Genetic Engineering (CBMEG), Human Molecular Genetics Laboratory, State University of Campinas—UNICAMP, Brazil Cidade Universitária Zeferino Vaz s/n, Barão Geraldo, Campinas SP 13083-970, Brazil
    • ,
  • Edi L. Sartorato

      Affiliations

    • Center of Molecular Biology and Genetic Engineering (CBMEG), Human Molecular Genetics Laboratory, State University of Campinas—UNICAMP, Brazil Cidade Universitária Zeferino Vaz s/n, Barão Geraldo, Campinas SP 13083-970, Brazil
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +55 19 3521 1147; fax: +55 19 3521 1089.

Received 14 April 2010 ,Accepted 9 May 2010.

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PII: S0165-5876(10)00225-9

doi: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2010.05.015

International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology
Volume 74, Issue 8 , Pages 926-929 , August 2010

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