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Heritability of audiometric shape parameters and familial aggregation of presbycusis in an elderly Flemish population.
Hearing research - 14 Jun 2010
Demeester Kelly, van Wieringen Astrid, Hendrickx Jan-jaap, Topsakal Vedat, Huyghe Jeroen, Fransen Erik, Van Laer Lut, Van Camp Guy, Van de Heyning Paul
Abstract excerpt
This study describes the heritability of audiometric shape parameters and the familial aggregation of different types of presbycusis in a healthy, otologically screened population between 50 and 75 years old. About 342 siblings of 64 families (average family-size: 5.3) were recruited through population registries. Audiometric shape was mathematically quantified by objective parameters developed to measure size,...
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