Evidence for gene-smoking interactions for hearing loss and deafness in Japanese American families.

CONCLUSIONS: To our knowledge this was the first report of possible gene-by-smoking interactions in HLD using family data. Additional work, including independent replication, is needed to understand the basis of these findings. HLD are important public health issues and understanding the contributions of genetic and environmental factors may inform public health messages and policies.
PMID: 31896498 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Hearing Research - December 23, 2019 Category: Audiology Authors: Wan JY, Cataby C, Liem A, Jeffrey E, Norden-Krichmar TM, Goodman D, Santorico SA, Edwards KL, American Diabetes Association GENNID Study Group Tags: Hear Res Source Type: research