Systematic Review of Sequencing Studies and Gene Expression Profiling in Familial Meniere Disease
2020; Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute; Volume: 11; Issue: 12 Linguagem: Inglês
10.3390/genes11121414
ISSN2073-4425
AutoresAlba Escalera‐Balsera, Pablo Román-Naranjo, José A. López‐Escámez,
Tópico(s)Genetic Neurodegenerative Diseases
ResumoFamilial Meniere Disease (FMD) is a rare inner ear disorder characterized by episodic vertigo associated with sensorineural hearing loss, tinnitus and/or aural fullness. We conducted a systematic review to find sequencing studies segregating rare variants in FMD to obtain evidence to support candidate genes for MD. After evaluating the quality of the retrieved records, eight studies were selected to carry out a quantitative synthesis. These articles described 20 single nucleotide variants (SNVs) in 11 genes (
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