Article
Genetic predisposition to tinnitus in the UK Biobank population.
Scientific reports - 13 Sept 2021
Urbanek Madeleine E, Zuo Jian
Abstract excerpt
Tinnitus, the phantom perception of noise originating from the inner ear, has been reported by 15% of the world's population, with many patients reporting major deficits to cognition and mood. However, both objective diagnostic tools and targeted therapeutic strategies have yet to be established. To better understand the underlying genes that may preclude tinnitus, we performed a genome-wide association study of...
Topics
- Alleles
- Animals
- Biological Specimen Banks
- Biomarkers
- Disease Models, Animal
- Female
- Genetic Association Studies
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Genetic Testing
- Genome-Wide Association Study
- Humans
