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Gene responsible for common hearing loss identified for first time

of a large French group showed the same association.

“Combining the data from both groups with a common odds ratio gave a very significant result, from which we were able to conclude that we were the first to identify a gene that influences the susceptibility for otosclerosis”, said Ms Thys. “And, as further evidence, we were also able to show that a more active variant of this gene is protective against the disease.”


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Source:European Society of Human Genetics


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