Association of polymorphisms in heat shock protein 70 genes with the susceptibility to noise-induced hearing loss: A meta-analysis.
Shimin ZongXue ZengTianyi LiuFangmin WanPan LuoHongjun XiaoPublished in: PloS one (2017)
This meta-analysis indicated that the two HSP70 variants, rs1061581 and rs2227956, may serve as genetic susceptibility factors for NIHL. Larger scale studies are required to further update the results.