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Intronic variants in the NFKB1 gene may influence hearing forecast in patients with unilateral sensorineural hearing loss in Meniere's disease.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2014
Cabrera Sonia, Sanchez Elena, Requena Teresa, Martinez-Bueno Manuel, Benitez Jesus, Perez Nicolas, Trinidad Gabriel, Soto-Varela Andrés, Santos-Perez Sofía, Martin-Sanz Eduardo, Fraile Jesus, Perez Paz, Alarcon-Riquelme Marta E, Batuecas Angel, Espinosa-Sanchez Juan M, Aran Ismael, Lopez-Escamez Jose A
Abstract excerpt
Meniere's disease is an episodic vestibular syndrome associated with sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL) and tinnitus. Patients with MD have an elevated prevalence of several autoimmune diseases (rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus, ankylosing spondylitis and psoriasis), which suggests a shared autoimmune background. Functional variants of several genes involved in the NF-κB pathway, such as REL,...
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