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Endothelin-1 gene polymorphism and hearing impairment in elderly Japanese.
The Laryngoscope - 1 May 2009
Uchida Yasue, Sugiura Saiko, Nakashima Tsutomu, Ando Fujiko, Shimokata Hiroshi
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES/HYPOTHESIS: To investigate the association between the Lys198Asn (G/T) polymorphism (rs5370) in the endothelin-1 gene (EDN1) and hearing impairment in middle-aged and elderly Japanese. STUDY DESIGN: Longitudinal study. METHODS: Data were collected from community-dwelling Japanese adult...
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