Current Understanding of Host Genetics of Otitis Media

The pathogenesis of otitis media (OM), an inflammatory disease of the middle ear (ME), involves interplay between many different factors, including the pathogenicity of infectious pathogens, host immunological status, environmental factors, and genetic predisposition, which is known to be a key dete...

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Main Authors: Ruishuang Geng, Qingzhu Wang, Eileen Chen, Qing Yin Zheng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Genetics
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fgene.2019.01395/full