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Familial aggregation of olfactory impairment and odor identification in older adults.
The Laryngoscope - 1 Aug 2010
Raynor Laura A, Pankow James S, Cruickshanks Karen J, Schubert Carla R, Miller Michael B, Klein Ronald, Huang Guan-Hua
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OBJECTIVES/HYPOTHESIS: The objective of this analysis was to estimate the genetic contributions to olfactory impairment. STUDY DESIGN: Population based. METHODS: Olfactory impairment was measured using the San Diego Odor Identification Test at the 5-year follow-up examination for the population-based Epidemiology of Hearing Loss study. Subjects were classified as impaired if they correctly identified fewer than...
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