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Titel:

Evidence of increased average age of patients with otosclerosis.

Dokumenttyp:
Journal Article
Autor(en):
Niedermeyer, HP; Häusler, R; Schwub, D; Neuner, NT; Busch, R; Arnold, W
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 common...     »
Zeitschriftentitel:
Adv Otorhinolaryngol
Jahr:
2007
Band / Volume:
65
Seitenangaben Beitrag:
17-24
Sprache:
eng
Volltext / DOI:
doi:10.1159/000098664
PubMed:
http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17245018
Print-ISSN:
0065-3071
TUM Einrichtung:
Hals-Nasen-Ohrenklinik und Poliklinik; Institut für Medizinische Statistik und Epidemiologie
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