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Heritability and Genetics Contribution to Tinnitus
Jose A Lopez-Escamez1, Sana Amanat2
1Otology & Neurotology Group CTS495, Department of Genomic Medicine, GENYO - Centre for Genomics and Oncological Research - Pfizer, University of Granada, Junta de Andalucía, Andalusian Regional Government, PTS Granada, Avenida de la Ilustración, 114, Granada 18016, Spain; Department of Otolaryngology, Instituto de Investigación Biosanitaria ibs. GRANADA, Hospital Universitario Virgen de las Nieves, Universidad de Granada, Granada, Spain; Department of Surgery, Division of Otolaryngology, Universidad de Granada, Granada, Spain.
Abstract:
Tinnitus is the perception of sound in the absence of an external source. Genetic studies on families, twins, and adoptees cohorts have been conducted supporting tinnitus heritability, with higher heritability in men with bilateral tinnitus at any age, and young women with bilateral tinnitus, but not in unilateral tinnitus. The condition is associated with several comorbidities such as hearing loss, Meniere disease, sleep disorders, depression, and migraine and may lead toward suicidal attempts in extreme cases. Several studies have reported few regulatory allelic variants in candidate genes and pathways associated with tinnitus development, but replication studies are needed to validate them.
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