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Single-nucleotide polymorphisms in the COL1A1 regulatory regions are associated with otosclerosis.
Clinical genetics - 1 May 2007
Chen W, Meyer N C, McKenna M J, Pfister M, McBride D J, Fukushima K, Thys M, Camp G V, Smith R J H
Abstract excerpt
Otosclerosis (MIM 166800) has a prevalence of 0.2-1% among white adults, making it the single most common cause of hearing impairment in this ethnic group. Although measles virus, hormones, human leukocyte antigen alleles and genetic factors have been implicated in the development of otosclerosis...
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