Article
A Genome-Wide Association Study of Age-Related Hearing Impairment in Middle- and Old-Aged Chinese Twins.
BioMed research international - 1 Jan 2021
Duan Haiping, Song Wanxue, Wang Weijing, Cao Hainan, Wang Bingling, Liu Yan, Xu Chunsheng, Wu Yili, Pang Zengchang, Zhang Dongfeng
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Age-related hearing impairment (ARHI) is considered an unpreventable disorder. We aimed to detect specific genetic variants that are potentially related to ARHI via genome-wide association study (GWAS). METHODS: A sample of 131 dizygotic twins was genotyped for single-nucleotide polymorphism- (SNP-) based GWAS. Gene-based test was performed using VEGAS2. Pathway enrichment analysis was conducted by...
Topics
- Aged
- Aging
- Asian People
- China
- Female
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Genome-Wide Association Study
- Humans
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide
