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Sudden sensorineural hearing loss and polymorphisms in iron homeostasis genes: new insights from a case-control study.
BioMed research international - 1 Jan 2015
Castiglione Alessandro, Ciorba Andrea, Aimoni Claudia, Orioli Elisa, Zeri Giulia, Vigliano Marco, Gemmati Donato
Abstract excerpt
Background. Even if various pathophysiological events have been proposed as explanations, the putative cause of sudden hearing loss remains unclear. Objectives. To investigate and to reveal associations (if any) between the main iron-related gene variants and idiopathic sudden sensorineural hearing loss. Study Design. Case-control study. Materials and Methods. A total of 200 sudden sensorineural hearing loss...
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