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Genetic Polymorphisms Associated with Hearing Threshold Shift in Subjects during First Encounter with Occupational Impulse Noise.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2015
Grondin Yohann, Bortoni Magda E, Sepulveda Rosalinda, Ghelfi Elisa, Bartos Adam, Cotanche Douglas, Clifford Royce E, Rogers Rick A
Abstract excerpt
Noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL) is the most significant occupational health issue worldwide. We conducted a genome-wide association study to identify single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) associated with hearing threshold shift in young males undergoing their first encounter with occupational impulse noise. We report a significant association of SNP rs7598759 (p < 5 x 10(-7); p = 0.01 after permutation and...
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