Notch polymorphisms associated with sensitivity of noise induced hearing loss among Chinese textile factory workers

• Main Authors: Enmin Ding (Author), Jing Liu (Author), Huanxi Shen (Author), Wei Gong (Author), Hengdong Zhang (Author), Haiyan Song (Author), Baoli Zhu (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2018-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Noise induced hearing loss (NIHL) is a polygenic disease involving both genetic and environmental factors, and is one of the most important occupational health hazards worldwide. To date, the influence of Notch1 variants on the risk to develop NIHL has not been illuminated. This...