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A community in Ghana has fascinated scientists for decades for its unusually high incidence of hereditary deafness. Almost 50 years ago, Adamorobe鈥檚 chief issued a decree which banned deaf people from marrying one another in the hope of reducing the incidents of deafness in the community. However, research carried out by scientists in Ghana has established that more than 80% of deaf children are born to hearing parents. Researchers from the West African Centre for Cell Biology and Infectious Pathogens have identified a unique gene mutation that contributes to a high burden of deafness in Ghana. The 大象传媒's Dorcas Wangira visited Adamorobe and met a deaf couple who defied the decree to love and live together.