title: Otosclerosis and TGF-beta 1 gene in black South Africans.
abstract: Limited literature is available on the epidemiology and genetics of otosclerosis in South African blacks, among whom it is extremely rare. We undertook this study because we had documented and surgically confirmed cases of clinical oval window otosclerosis in this population.
authors.affiliation: ENT Department, University of Pretoria. tshifularom@surgeon.co.za
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tshifularo
authors.forename: C A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Joseph
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D044383:Black People / Q000235:genetics*; D002648:Child; D005091:Exons; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010040:Otosclerosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000235:genetics*; D020641:Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide; D013019:South Africa / Q000453:epidemiology; D053773:Transforming Growth Factor beta1 / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D053773:Transforming Growth Factor beta1