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Interleukin-1 alpha gene polymorphism (IL-1α) and susceptibility to tinnitus in the elderly.
Noise & health - 1 Jan 2000
Marchiori Luciana Lozza de Moraes, Doi Marcelo Yugi, Marchiori Glória de Moraes, de Souza Glenda Ventura, Poli-Frederico Regina Célia, Ciquinato Daiane Soares de Almeida
Abstract excerpt
AIM: To investigate the association between the single nucleotide polymorphism in the position-889 (C/T) of the promoter region of the IL-1α gene and the susceptibility to tinnitus. METHOD: This was a case-control study with a sample of 108 independent elderly people over 60 years of age. Information on exposure to occupational noise and tinnitus was obtained by interviews. The genetic polymorphism was analyzed...
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