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Apolipoprotein E alleles and sensorineural hearing loss.
International journal of audiology - 1 Apr 2007
O'Grady Gwen, Boyles Abee L, Speer Marcy, DeRuyter Frank, Strittmatter Warren, Worley Gordon
Abstract excerpt
The purpose of this paper is to determine if a relationship exists between APOE alleles and nonsyndromic, sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL) in adults. APOE genotype was determined on DNA obtained from a sample of 89 subjects with nonsyndromic, adult onset SNHL. Median age was 64 years old, and 51 (57%) were males. Allele frequencies in the study population were compared to those in the general population....
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