Article
Molecular genetic epidemiology of age-related hearing impairment.
Auris, nasus, larynx - 1 Dec 2011
Uchida Yasue, Sugiura Saiko, Ando Fujiko, Nakashima Tsutomu, Shimokata Hiroshi
Abstract excerpt
Genetic epidemiology focuses on the genetic determinants in the etiology of disease among populations and seeks to elucidate the role of genetic factors and their interaction with environmental factors in disease occurrence. In recent years, genetic epidemiological research has become more focused on complex diseases, and human genome analysis technology has made remarkable advances. Age-related hearing...
Topics
- Age Factors
- Genetic Association Studies
- Genetic Linkage
- Hearing Loss
- Humans
- Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide
- Risk Factors
