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Buchbeitrag
Author(s):
Niedermeyer, H. P.; Häusler, R.; Schwub, D.; Neuner, N. T.; Busch, R.; Arnold, W.
Title:
Evidence of Increased Average Age of Patients with Otosclerosis
Pages contribution:
17--24
Abstract:
Otosclerosis is an inflammatory disease of the human temporal bone which was assumed to affect up to 10% of the Caucasians. Histologic otosclerosis has an incidence of 3.4%. It is considered as a major cause of hearing loss in Western countries while a low incidence is observed among Africans. Many hypotheses about its origin had been formulated in the past. Otosclerosis genes (OTSC1-5) and collagen 1 genes are mutated in some familial cases of otosclerosis. On this genetic background, a co...     »
Editor:
Arnold, W.; Häusler, R.
Book title:
Otosclerosis and Stapes Surgery
Publisher:
KARGER
Publisher address:
Basel
Year:
2007
Print-ISBN:
3-8055-8113-0
E-ISBN:
978-3-318-01343-6
Bookseries title:
Advances in Oto-Rhino-Laryngology
DOI:
doi:10.1159/000098664
Notes:
Dieser Beitrag ist mit Zustimmung des Rechteinhabers aufgrund einer (DFGgeförderten) Allianz- bzw. Nationallizenz frei zugänglich. This publication is with permission of the rights owner freely accessible due to an Alliance licence and a national licence (funded by the DFG, German Research Foundation) respectively
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