Article
Otitis media: a genome-wide linkage scan with evidence of susceptibility loci within the 17q12 and 10q22.3 regions.
BMC medical genetics - 3 Sept 2009
Casselbrant Margaretha L, Mandel Ellen M, Jung Jeesun, Ferrell Robert E, Tekely Kathleen, Szatkiewicz Jin P, Ray Amrita, Weeks Daniel E
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Otitis media (OM) is a common worldwide pediatric health care problem that is known to be influenced by genetics. The objective of our study was to use linkage analysis to map possible OM susceptibility genes. METHODS: Using a stringent diagnostic model in which only those who underwent tympanostomy tube insertion at least once for recurrent/persistent OM are considered affected, we have carried out a...
Topics
- Black or African American
- Child
- Child, Preschool
- Chromosomes, Human, Pair 10
- Chromosomes, Human, Pair 7
- Female
- Gene Frequency
- Genetic Linkage
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Genome-Wide Association Study
