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Novel candidate genes for cholesteatoma in chronic otitis media
9 Jan 2023
Abstract excerpt
Cholesteatoma is a rare and benign disease, but its propensity to cause erosive damage through uninhibited growth can be detrimental to hearing and health. Prior reports indicated a genetic component to pathogenesis in at least a subset of patients. In this study, we aimed to identify rare DNA variants in affected patients. The salivary DNA of six patients whose middle ear tissues were obtained during...
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