Migration as the main factor of the Russia’s urban population dynamics

Курбатова, О. Л.; Yankovsky, N. K.

doi:10.1134/s1022795416070061

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“…Although Russians are the major ethnic group in Russia (111 million out of the total population of 146 million), there is a significant number of indigenous ethnic populations living for hundreds of years in their historical locations (over 200 different ethnicities and ethnic groups, according to the 2010 Census) unevenly dispersed across the vast territory of Russia [34]. The small size of these populations, isolation and specific mating traditions led to significant levels of endogamy [42][43][44][45][46][47]. These factors can explain the high rates of specific hereditary pathologies detected in different regions of 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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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 25th and 75th 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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