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Association of bone morphogenetic proteins with otosclerosis.
Journal of bone and mineral research : the official journal of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research - 1 Apr 2008
Schrauwen Isabelle, Thys Melissa, Vanderstraeten Kathleen, Fransen Erik, Dieltjens Nele, Huyghe Jeroen R, Ealy Megan, Claustres Mireille, Cremers Cor R W J, Dhooge Ingeborg, Declau Frank, Van de Heyning Paul, Vincent Robert, Somers Thomas, Offeciers Erwin, Smith Richard J H, Van Camp Guy
Abstract excerpt
UNLABELLED: We studied the role of polymorphisms in 13 candidate genes on the risk of otosclerosis in two large independent case-control sets. We found significant association in both populations with BMP2 and BMP4, implicating these two genes in the pathogenesis of this disease. INTRODUCTION: Otosclerosis is a progressive disorder of the human temporal bone that leads to conductive hearing loss and in some cases...
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