A new approach to estimating the prevalence of hereditary hearing loss: An analysis of the distribution of sign language users based on census data in Russia
The absence of comparable epidemiological data challenges the correct estimation of the prevalence of congenital hearing loss (HL) around the world. Sign language (SL) is known as the main type of communication of deaf people. We suggest that the distribution of SL can be interpreted as an indirect...
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crplos:10.1371/journal.pone.0242219 2024-05-19T07:49:55+00:00 A new approach to estimating the prevalence of hereditary hearing loss: An analysis of the distribution of sign language users based on census data in Russia Romanov, Georgii P. Pshennikova, Vera G. Lashin, Sergey A. Solovyev, Aisen V. Teryutin, Fedor M. Cherdonova, Aleksandra M. Borisova, Tuyara V. Sazonov, Nikolay N. Khusnutdinova, Elza K. Posukh, Olga L. Fedorova, Sardana A. Barashkov, Nikolay A. Azaiez, Hela Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation MK Ammosov North-Eastern Federal University Российский Фонд Фундаментальных Исследований (РФФИ) Российский Фонд Фундаментальных Исследований Российский Фонд Фундаментальных Исследований Российский Фонд Фундаментальных Исследований Российский Фонд Фундаментальных Исследований Budget Project of Institute of Cytology and Genetics SB RAS 2020 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0242219 https://dx.plos.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0242219 en eng Public Library of Science (PLoS) http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ PLOS ONE volume 15, issue 11, page e0242219 ISSN 1932-6203 journal-article 2020 crplos https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0242219 2024-05-01T07:05:16Z The absence of comparable epidemiological data challenges the correct estimation of the prevalence of congenital hearing loss (HL) around the world. Sign language (SL) is known as the main type of communication of deaf people. We suggest that the distribution of SL can be interpreted as an indirect indicator of the prevalence of congenital HL. Since a significant part of congenital HL is due to genetic causes, an assessment of the distribution of SL users can reveal regions with an extensive accumulation of hereditary HL. For the first time, we analyzed the data on the distribution of SL users that became available for the total population of Russia by the 2010 census. Seventy-three out of 85 federal regions of Russia were ranked into three groups by the 25 th and 75 th percentiles of the proportion of SL users: 14 regions—“low proportion”; 48 regions—“average proportion”; and 11 regions—“high proportion”. We consider that the observed uneven prevalence of SL users can reflect underlying hereditary forms of congenital HL accumulated in certain populations by specific genetic background and population structure. At least, the data from this study indicate that the highest proportions of SL users detected in some Siberian regions are consistent with the reported accumulation of specific hereditary HL forms in indigenous Yakut, Tuvinian and Altaian populations. Article in Journal/Newspaper Yakut PLOS PLOS ONE 15 11 e0242219 |
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The absence of comparable epidemiological data challenges the correct estimation of the prevalence of congenital hearing loss (HL) around the world. Sign language (SL) is known as the main type of communication of deaf people. We suggest that the distribution of SL can be interpreted as an indirect indicator of the prevalence of congenital HL. Since a significant part of congenital HL is due to genetic causes, an assessment of the distribution of SL users can reveal regions with an extensive accumulation of hereditary HL. For the first time, we analyzed the data on the distribution of SL users that became available for the total population of Russia by the 2010 census. Seventy-three out of 85 federal regions of Russia were ranked into three groups by the 25 th and 75 th percentiles of the proportion of SL users: 14 regions—“low proportion”; 48 regions—“average proportion”; and 11 regions—“high proportion”. We consider that the observed uneven prevalence of SL users can reflect underlying hereditary forms of congenital HL accumulated in certain populations by specific genetic background and population structure. At least, the data from this study indicate that the highest proportions of SL users detected in some Siberian regions are consistent with the reported accumulation of specific hereditary HL forms in indigenous Yakut, Tuvinian and Altaian populations. |
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Azaiez, Hela Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation MK Ammosov North-Eastern Federal University Российский Фонд Фундаментальных Исследований (РФФИ) Российский Фонд Фундаментальных Исследований Российский Фонд Фундаментальных Исследований Российский Фонд Фундаментальных Исследований Российский Фонд Фундаментальных Исследований Budget Project of Institute of Cytology and Genetics SB RAS |
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Romanov, Georgii P. Pshennikova, Vera G. Lashin, Sergey A. Solovyev, Aisen V. Teryutin, Fedor M. Cherdonova, Aleksandra M. Borisova, Tuyara V. Sazonov, Nikolay N. Khusnutdinova, Elza K. Posukh, Olga L. Fedorova, Sardana A. Barashkov, Nikolay A. |
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Romanov, Georgii P. Pshennikova, Vera G. Lashin, Sergey A. Solovyev, Aisen V. Teryutin, Fedor M. Cherdonova, Aleksandra M. Borisova, Tuyara V. Sazonov, Nikolay N. Khusnutdinova, Elza K. Posukh, Olga L. Fedorova, Sardana A. Barashkov, Nikolay A. A new approach to estimating the prevalence of hereditary hearing loss: An analysis of the distribution of sign language users based on census data in Russia |
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Romanov, Georgii P. Pshennikova, Vera G. Lashin, Sergey A. Solovyev, Aisen V. Teryutin, Fedor M. Cherdonova, Aleksandra M. Borisova, Tuyara V. Sazonov, Nikolay N. Khusnutdinova, Elza K. Posukh, Olga L. Fedorova, Sardana A. Barashkov, Nikolay A. |
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A new approach to estimating the prevalence of hereditary hearing loss: An analysis of the distribution of sign language users based on census data in Russia |
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A new approach to estimating the prevalence of hereditary hearing loss: An analysis of the distribution of sign language users based on census data in Russia |
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A new approach to estimating the prevalence of hereditary hearing loss: An analysis of the distribution of sign language users based on census data in Russia |
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A new approach to estimating the prevalence of hereditary hearing loss: An analysis of the distribution of sign language users based on census data in Russia |
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A new approach to estimating the prevalence of hereditary hearing loss: An analysis of the distribution of sign language users based on census data in Russia |
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new approach to estimating the prevalence of hereditary hearing loss: an analysis of the distribution of sign language users based on census data in russia |
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