2013 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Analysis of Sirt3 Gene and Mitochondrial Genome in Japanese Patients with Presbycusis
| Project/Area Number |
24791803
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Research Field |
Otorhinolaryngology
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| Research Institution | Iwate Medical University |
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| Project Period (FY) |
2012-04-01 – 2014-03-31
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| Keywords | 老人性難聴 / ミトコンドリア / Sirt3 |
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| Research Abstract |
We found statistically significant associations in patients with presbycusis and in individuals with normal hearing. These data suggest that SIRT3 and IDH2 have the potential to be predisposing factors that can lead to presbycusis in the Japanese population.
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