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Susceptibility genes for gentamicin-induced vestibular dysfunction.
Journal of vestibular research : equilibrium & orientation - 1 Jan 2008
Roth Stephen M, Williams Scott M, Jiang Lan, Menon Kalapurakkal S, Jeka John J
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Approximately 5% of patients administered gentamicin (GM), an aminoglycoside antibiotic, experience vestibular ototoxicity resulting in balance dysfunction. In the present study, we sought to identify susceptibility genes associated with GM-induced vestibular dysfunction using a case/...
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