title: Group specific component in serum and otosclerosis: no association.
abstract: An earlier Swedish study suggested a positive association between otosclerosis and the group-specific component GC*1F marker. We investigated the distribution of GC subtypes in 101 Danish patients with otosclerosis who all had surgery performed in the county of Funen. Compared to 1674 Danish controls we found no evidence of any association between markers from the GC serum protein system and otosclerosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otology, Svendborg Hospital, Denmark.
authors.forename: A D
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Kjeldsen
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Vase
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Thymann
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Green
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Morling
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D005819:Genetic Markers; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010040:Otosclerosis / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D010641:Phenotype; D014809:Vitamin D-Binding Protein / Q000032:analysis* / Q000097:blood
chemical_list: D005819:Genetic Markers; D014809:Vitamin D-Binding Protein