Observational study to preliminarily characterize the audiological profile of chinese children with williams syndrome
Our study demonstrated the distinct hearing profile in Chinese children with Williams syndrome for the first time. This cohort of WS subjects extends the reported onset ages of hearing loss in WS from late childhood or early adulthood to the infancy period, indicating the importance of clinicians screening and monitoring the hearing status of individuals with WS as early as possible. These data provide references for otolaryngologists and paediatricians to inform the clinical understanding and management of hearing loss in Williams syndrome.
Authors
- Haina Ding (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-8836-096X)
- Minghui Zhao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2732-5721)
- Jiao Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2972-8420)
- Qiuju Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3747-0327)
- Lan Lan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8045-7654)
- Dayong Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4656-7427)
- Wei Shi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3727-8677)
Institutions
- Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China (CN)
- Chinese PLA General Hospital (CN)
- National Clinical Research Center for Digestive Diseases (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Otology
- Published
- 2025-01-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.26599/joto.2025.9540002
- Primary Topic
- Williams Syndrome Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Natural Science Foundation of China
- National Key Research and Development Program of China