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Elevated SLC26A4 gene promoter methylation is associated with the risk of presbycusis in men.
Molecular medicine reports - 1 Jul 2017
Xu Jin, Zheng Jiachen, Shen Wanjing, Ma Lili, Zhao Ming, Wang Xubo, Tang Jiyuan, Yan Jihong, Wu Zhenhua, Zou Zuquan, Bu Shizhong, Xi Yang
Abstract excerpt
Presbycusis affects approximately one-third of people over the age of 65 and is a worldwide health problem. In the current study, whether the methylation level of solute carrier family 26 member 4 (SLC26A4) predicted an increased risk of presbycusis was investigated. Peripheral blood samples from 102 patients with presbycusis and 104 controls were collected, and the methylation of the CpG sites of SLC26A4 was...
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