Genetic Polymorphisms Associated with Hearing Threshold Shift in Subjects during First Encounter with Occupational Impulse Noise.

Noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL) is the most significant occupational health issue worldwide. We conducted a genome-wide association study to identify single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) associated with hearing threshold shift in young males undergoing their first encounter with occupational imp...

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Main Authors: Yohann Grondin, Magda E Bortoni, Rosalinda Sepulveda, Elisa Ghelfi, Adam Bartos, Douglas Cotanche, Royce E Clifford, Rick A Rogers
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4488244?pdf=render