A missense variant rs2585405 in clock gene PER1 is associated with the increased risk of noise-induced hearing loss in a Chinese occupational population

• Main Authors: Hao Chen (Author), Xuexue Ding (Author), Enmin Ding (Author), Mengyao Chen (Author), Huimin Wang (Author), Guangzhi Yang (Author), Baoli Zhu (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2021-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Objective To investigate the potential association of cochlear clock genes (CRY1, CRY2, PER1, and PER2), the DNF gene (brain-derived neurotrophic factor), and the NTF3 gene (neurotrophin3) with susceptivity to noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL) among Chinese noise-exposed workers. Methods A...