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Genetic susceptibility to otitis media in childhood.
The Laryngoscope - 1 Mar 2012
Rye Marie S, Blackwell Jenefer M, Jamieson Sarra E
Abstract excerpt
Otitis media (OM) is a common disease in early childhood characterized by inflammation of the middle ear cavity. Heritability studies suggest that there is a substantial genetic component (40%-70%) to the risk of recurrent acute OM, defined as three or more episodes in 6 months or four or more episodes in a year, or chronic OM with effusion (COME), defined as middle ear fluid for ≥ 3 months. To date, only a...
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