Decreased Pattern-Recognition Receptor-Mediated Cytokine mRNA Expression in Obese Children With Otitis Media With Effusion
ObjectivesTo assess innate and humoral immune responses in middle ear effusion of obese pediatric patients with otitis media with effusion (OME).MethodsWe evaluated 219 children with OME, of whom 21 were obese and 198 were non-obese. We compared the expression in middle ear effusion of mRNAs encodin...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Korean Society of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
2014-03-01
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| Series: | Clinical and Experimental Otorhinolaryngology |
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| Online Access: | http://www.e-ceo.org/upload/pdf/ceo-7-7.pdf |