Article
Mutation at the Evi1 locus in Junbo mice causes susceptibility to otitis media.
PLoS genetics - 6 Oct 2006
Parkinson Nicholas, Hardisty-Hughes Rachel E, Tateossian Hilda, Tsai Hsun-Tien, Brooker Debra, Morse Sue, Lalane Zuzanna, MacKenzie Francesca, Fray Martin, Glenister Pete, Woodward Anne-Marie, Polley Sian, Barbaric Ivana, Dear Neil, Hough Tertius A, Hunter A Jackie, Cheeseman Michael T, Brown Steve D M
Abstract excerpt
Otitis media (OM), inflammation of the middle ear, remains the most common cause of hearing impairment in children. It is also the most common cause of surgery in children in the developed world. There is evidence from studies of the human population and mouse models that there is a significant genetic component predisposing to OM, yet nothing is known about the underlying genetic pathways involved in humans. We...
Topics
- Amino Acid Sequence
- Animals
- Chromosome Mapping
- Cloning, Molecular
- DNA Mutational Analysis
- DNA-Binding Proteins
- Ear, Middle
- Flow Cytometry
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
