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Significance of serotonin transporter gene polymorphism in tinnitus.
Otology & neurotology : official publication of the American Otological Society, American Neurotology Society [and] European Academy of Otology and Neurotology - 1 Jan 2010
Deniz Murat, Bayazit Yildirim A, Celenk Fatih, Karabulut Hayriye, Yilmaz Akin, Gunduz Bulent, Saridogan Cagil, Dagli Muharrerm, Erdal Emin, Menevse Adnan
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: To assess the role of serotonin transporter gene (SLC6A4) polymorphism in tinnitus. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Fifty-four consecutive patients experiencing subjective tinnitus and 174 healthy controls were allocated for the study. Psychoacoustic parameters of tinnitus were measured. Beck Depression Inventory was used to assess the depression level of the patients. Tinnitus Handicap Inventory was used to...
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