Otosclerosis - identifying genetic contributions to a complex hearing disorder

Otosclerosis is a common form of adult-onset hearing loss. It is a complex disease that most likely involves multiple genetic and environmental factors. We know that a genetic component for otosclerosis exists because of the overwhelming ethnic bias and the fact that nearly half of patients report a...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Ealy, Megan Lyn
Other Authors: Smith, Richard J. H.
Format: Others
Language:English
Published: University of Iowa 2011
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Online Access:https://ir.uiowa.edu/etd/956
https://ir.uiowa.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2341&context=etd