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SUBMITTER: Wu Y
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5525200 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jul
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Wu Yinyin Y Ni Juntao J Qi Mingjian M Cao Chengjian C Shao Yuxian Y Xu Liangwen L Ma Haiyan H Yang Lei L
Environmental health : a global access science source 20170724 1
<h4>Background</h4>Noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL) is a complex disease caused by environmental and genetic risk factors. This study explored the relationship between the genetic variations in the CASP gene and the risk of developing NIHL among Chinese workers exposed to occupational noise.<h4>Methods</h4>A case-control study of 272 NIHL workers and 272 normal-hearing workers matched for age, sex and years of noise exposure was conducted. Fifteen single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNP) in the CA ...[more]