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Otitis media in the Tgif knockout mouse implicates TGFβ signalling in chronic middle ear inflammatory disease.
Human molecular genetics - 1 Jul 2013
Tateossian Hilda, Morse Susan, Parker Andrew, Mburu Philomena, Warr Nick, Acevedo-Arozena Abraham, Cheeseman Michael, Wells Sara, Brown Steve D M
Abstract excerpt
Otitis media with effusion (OME) is the most common cause of hearing loss in children and tympanostomy to alleviate the condition remains the commonest surgical intervention in children in the developed world. Chronic and recurrent forms of OM are known to have a very significant genetic component, however, until recently little was known of the underlying genes involved. The identification of mouse models of...
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