A predictive model of the association between gene polymorphism and the risk of noise-induced hearing loss caused by gunfire noise

Journal of the Chinese Medical Association

Volumn 75, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 36-39

  Yuan, Ben Chih ^a,b   Su, Feng Ming ^a,c   Wu, Wen Tung ^d   Liu, Wen Sheng ^e   Chiu, Kuo Hsun ^f,g  

^a KAOHSIUNG ARMED FORCES GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b I SHOU UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c TAICHUNG ARMED FORCES GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^d YUNG TA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY AND COMMERCE   (Taiwan)

^e Asia Pacific Biotech Developing Inc   (Taiwan)

^f NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^g NATIONAL KAOHSIUNG UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Gene polymorphism; Gunfire; Noise induced hearing loss (NIHL); Wolfram syndrome type 1 gene

Indexed keywords

INTERLEUKIN 4 RECEPTOR ALPHA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC RISK; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HUMAN; NOISE INJURY; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; SOLDIER; TRAINING; WOLFRAM SYNDROME TYPE 1 GENE;

CHLORIDE CHANNELS; FIREARMS; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HEARING LOSS, NOISE-INDUCED; HUMANS; INTERLEUKIN-4 RECEPTOR ALPHA SUBUNIT; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; RISK;

EID: 84855616253     PISSN: 17264901     EISSN: 17287731     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcma.2011.09.015     Document Type: Article

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