1. [Clinical and hereditary study of cup-ear].
- Author
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Gao JZ, Shi SS, and Li XC
- Subjects
- Adolescent, Adult, Benin, Child, Child, Preschool, Female, Genes, Dominant, Humans, Male, Pedigree, Ear Diseases genetics, Ear, External abnormalities
- Abstract
Objective: To study morphology and genetics of cup-ear., Method: The occurrence and pedigree of patients with cup-ear were investigated in Benin, West Africa. Clinical observation and home visit were conducted to see if these patients had hearing loss or other anomalies., Result: Between 1996 and 1997, 9 patients with cup-ear were found, accounting for 0.303% of patients seen during this period. These 9 patients were from 7 different tribes. 5 patients had family history, 3 pedigrees were studied in details., Conclusion: the family investigation suggested that the formation of cup-ear was determined by the cup-ear gene of an affected parent and it was an autosomal dominant inheritance.
- Published
- 2000