During the webinar on June 17th, many parents who already have children with CIs, were concerned about the following: is it possible to predict the likelihood of having a deaf child in the future? There were other questions as well! They have been answered by Konstantin Nikiforov himself, in the posting below.
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Parents’ meeting: Konstantin Nikiforov, “Genetic reasons for deafness”, June 17th 2012
Aim of the meeting: meeting doctor Konstantin Nikiforov, head of the audiology office of Children’s Clinical Hospital, Simferopol, Ukraine, and discussing the genetic background of congenital hearing loss with specialists.
Agenda: the presentation of Konstantin Nikiforov
“Genetic reasons for deafness”.
To find out more about Mr. Nikiforov, please follow this link to his profile.
When: Sunday, June 17th 2012, 18:00 German time (20:00 Moscow time). The meeting will be recorded and published, open for comments of interested participants.
Where: live online (audio conference room) – join the meeting here.
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