Article
The genetics of otitis media.
Current allergy and asthma reports - 1 Jul 2002
Goodwin Joseph H, Post J Christopher
Abstract excerpt
Almost every child will suffer at least one episode of otitis media (OM). Therefore, it is not immediately obvious that there is a genetic predisposition to the development of the disease. However, evidence from a variety of studies has shown that there is a clear genetic component to susceptibility to OM. Methodologies for discovering these genes are described within this article. The identification of OM...
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