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Steroid combination therapy and detoxification enzyme gene polymorphisms in sudden sensorineural hearing loss patients.
Otology & neurotology : official publication of the American Otological Society, American Neurotology Society [and] European Academy of Otology and Neurotology - 1 Jul 2011
Um Jae-Young, Jang Chul-Ho, Kim Su-Jin, Kim Hye-Lin, Kim Seon-Young, Cho Young-Bum, Hong Seung-Heon
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OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the relations among the combined therapy with steroid and the detoxification enzyme gene polymorphisms in patients with sudden sensorineural hearing loss (SSNHL). The pathogenetic mechanism of inner ear dysfunction could involve an increase in lipid peroxidation and a decrease in cellular antioxidant defense. Glutathione S-transferases (GSTs) and cytochrome...
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