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Role of genetic and acquired prothrombotic risk factors in genesis of sudden sensorineural hearing loss.
Audiology & neuro-otology - 1 Jan 2011
Fusconi Massimo, Chistolini Antonio, Angelosanto Noemi, Pignoloni Patrizia, Tombolini Mario, De Virgilio Armando, Pagliarella Martina, de Vincentiis Marco
Abstract excerpt
The methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase C677T mutation, factor V G1691A (factor V Leiden) mutation, prothrombin G20210A mutation and 8 other laboratory values associated with increased thrombotic risk were analyzed in 40 patients with sudden sensorineural hearing loss (SSHL). The results were compared with those obtained from 120 controls not affected by SSHL. We found a statistically significant higher frequency...
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