Rare A2ML1 variants confer susceptibility to otitis media.
Nat Genet
; 47(8): 917-20, 2015 Aug.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-26121085
ABSTRACT
A duplication variant within the middle ear-specific gene A2ML1 cosegregates with otitis media in an indigenous Filipino pedigree (LOD score = 7.5 at reduced penetrance) and lies within a founder haplotype that is also shared by 3 otitis-prone European-American and Hispanic-American children but is absent in non-otitis-prone children and >62,000 next-generation sequences. We identified seven additional A2ML1 variants in six otitis-prone children. Collectively, our studies support a role for A2ML1 in the pathophysiology of otitis media.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Otitis Media
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Alpha-Macroglobulins
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Genetic Predisposition to Disease
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Gene Duplication
Type of study:
Prognostic_studies
Limits:
Animals
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Child
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Language:
En
Journal:
Nat Genet
Journal subject:
GENETICA MEDICA
Year:
2015
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
United States