Abstract
BACKGROUND:We report on the higher prevalence of deaf-mutes from a village in Jammu and Kashmir State of India.MATERIALS AND METHODS:A cross-sectional study among 79 deaf mutes using pedigree analysis, audiometry, imaging and molecular analysis.RESULTS:A high rate of hereditary deafness with 79 individuals diagnosed to be suffering from non-syndrome deafness in a total population of 2452 individuals residing in the village.INTERPRETATION:Flourishing of intermarriages led to a population with high prevalence of deafness
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