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A strong association of axillary osmidrosis with the wet earwax type determined by genotyping of the ABCC11 gene.
BMC genetics - 4 Aug 2009
Nakano Motoi, Miwa Nobutomo, Hirano Akiyoshi, Yoshiura Koh-Ichiro, Niikawa Norio
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Two types of cerumen occur in humans: the wet type with brownish, sticky earwax, and the dry type with a lack of or reduced ceruminous secretion. The wet type is common in populations of European and African origin, while the dry type is frequently seen in Eastern Asian populations. A...
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