Otosclerosis and TGF-beta 1 gene in black South Africans.

Abstract	Limited literature is available on the epidemiology and genetics of otosclerosis in South African blacks, among whom it is extremely rare. We undertook this study because we had documented and surgically confirmed cases of clinical oval window otosclerosis in this population.
Authors	M Tshifularo, C A Joseph
Journal	South African medical journal = Suid-Afrikaanse tydskrif vir geneeskunde (S Afr Med J) Vol. 98 Issue 9 Pg. 720-3 (Sep 2008) ISSN: 0256-9574 [Print] South Africa
PMID	19113055 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
Chemical References	Transforming Growth Factor beta1
Topics	Adolescent Adult Aged Black People (genetics) Child Exons Female Humans Incidence Male Middle Aged Otosclerosis (epidemiology, genetics) Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide South Africa (epidemiology) Transforming Growth Factor beta1 (genetics)

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