Article
Familial aggregation of tinnitus: a European multicentre study.
B-ENT - 1 Jan 2007
Hendrickx J J, Huyghe J R, Demeester K, Topsakal V, Van Eyken E, Fransen E, Mäki-Torkko E, Hannula S, Jensen M, Tropitzsch A, Bonaconsa A, Mazzoli M, Espeso A, Verbruggen K, Huyghe J, Huygen P L M, Kremer H, Kunst S J, Manninen M, Diaz-Lacava A N, Steffens M, Parving A, Pyykkö I, Dhooge I, Stephens D, Orzan E, Pfister M H F, Bille M, Sorri M, Cremers C W R J, Van Laer L, Van Camp G, Wienker T F, Van de Heyning P
Abstract excerpt
INTRODUCTION AND AIM: Tinnitus is a common condition affecting approximately 20% of the older population. There is increasing evidence that changes in the central auditory system following cochlear malfunctioning are responsible for tinnitus. To date, few investigators have studied the influence of genetic factors on tinnitus. The present report investigates the presence of a familial effect in tinnitus subjects....
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