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Genomewide linkage analysis to presbycusis in the Framingham Heart Study.
Archives of otolaryngology--head & neck surgery - 1 Mar 2003
DeStefano Anita L, Gates George A, Heard-Costa Nancy, Myers Richard H, Baldwin Clinton T
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OBJECTIVE: To identify chromosomal regions that show evidence of linkage to age-associated hearing impairment (presbycusis) in humans. DESIGN: We evaluated the genetic linkage between quantitative measures from audiometric examinations and markers from a genomewide scan in a population-based sample ascertained without respect to hearing status. PARTICIPANTS: Audiometric examinations were conducted on 2263...
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