Mutation at the Evi1 locus in Junbo mice causes susceptibility to otitis media.

Otitis media (OM), inflammation of the middle ear, remains the most common cause of hearing impairment in children. It is also the most common cause of surgery in children in the developed world. There is evidence from studies of the human population and mouse models that there is a significant gene...

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Main Authors: Nicholas Parkinson, Rachel E Hardisty-Hughes, Hilda Tateossian, Hsun-Tien Tsai, Debra Brooker, Sue Morse, Zuzanna Lalane, Francesca MacKenzie, Martin Fray, Pete Glenister, Anne-Marie Woodward, Sian Polley, Ivana Barbaric, Neil Dear, Tertius A Hough, A Jackie Hunter, Michael T Cheeseman, Steve D M Brown
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2006-10-01
Series:PLoS Genetics
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.0020149