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Cytokine gene polymorphism associations with congenital cytomegalovirus infection and sensorineural hearing loss.
European journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases : official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology - 1 Oct 2017
Kasztelewicz B, Czech-Kowalska J, Lipka B, Milewska-Bobula B, Borszewska-Kornacka M K, Romańska J, Dzierżanowska-Fangrat K
Abstract excerpt
Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is the most common viral agent of congenital infections and a leading nongenetic cause of sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL). The host immunologic factors that render a developing foetus prone to intrauterine CMV infection and development of hearing loss are unknown. The aim of this study was to assess the potential associations between the polymorphisms within cytokine and cytokine receptors...
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