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Genetic polymorphisms in immunoresponse genes TNFA, IL6, IL10, and TLR4 are associated with recurrent acute otitis media.
Pediatrics - 1 Oct 2007
Emonts Marieke, Veenhoven Reinier H, Wiertsema Selma P, Houwing-Duistermaat Jeanine J, Walraven Vanessa, de Groot Ronald, Hermans Peter W M, Sanders Elisabeth A M
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OBJECTIVE: Cytokines and other inflammatory mediators are involved in the pathogenesis of otitis media. We hypothesized that polymorphisms in inflammatory response genes contribute to the increased susceptibility to acute otitis media in otitis-prone children. PATIENTS AND METHODS: DNA samples from 348 children with > or = 2 acute otitis media episodes, who were participating in a randomized, controlled...
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