Hearing function and thresholds: a genome-wide association study in European isolated populations identifies new loci and pathways

Giorgia Girotto, Nicola Pirastu, Rossella Sorice, Ginevra Biino, Harry Campbell, Adamo P d'Adamo, Nicholas D Hastie, Teresa Nutile, Ozren Polasek, Laura Portas, Igor Rudan, Sheila Ulivi, Tatijana Zemunik, Alan F Wright, Marina Ciullo, Caroline Hayward, Mario Pirastu, Paolo Gasparini

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Abstract

Hearing is a complex trait, but until now only a few genes are known to contribute to variability of this process. In order to discover genes and pathways that underlie auditory function, a genome-wide association study was carried out within the International Consortium G-EAR.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)369-74
Number of pages6
JournalJournal of Medical Genetics
Volume48
Issue number6
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2011

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