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Genetic associations in age-related hearing thresholds.
Archives of otolaryngology--head & neck surgery - 1 Jun 1999
Gates G A, Couropmitree N N, Myers R H
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To determine the inheritance of age-related hearing loss. DESIGN: Cohort study comparing aggregation of hearing levels in genetically unrelated people (spouse pairs) and in genetically related people (sibling pairs, parent-child pairs). SETTING: Framingham Heart Study biennial Examination 15 (1973-1975) and Framingham Offspring Study Examination 6 (1995-1998). SUBJECTS: Members of the Framingham...
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