Article
Association between Uncoupling Protein 2 Gene Ala55val Polymorphism and Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss.
The journal of international advanced otology - 1 Aug 2018
Koide Yusuke, Teranishi Masaaki, Sugiura Saiko, Uchida Yasue, Nishio Naoki, Kato Ken, Otake Hironao, Yoshida Tadao, Otsuka Rei, Ando Fujiko, Shimokata Hiroshi, Hasegawa Yasuhisa, Nakashima Tsutomu, Sone Michihiko
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: The pathology of sudden sensorineural hearing loss, which is known as sudden deafness (SD), remains unknown. The purpose of this study was to investigate the association between mitochondrial uncoupling protein 2 (UCP2) polymorphism and SD risk. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We compared 83 patients suffering from SD and 2048 controls who participated in the Longitudinal Study of Aging at the National...
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