Does hearing result after primary cartilage tympanoplasty with island technique?
Although cartilage is the ideal grafting material in problem cases, its comparable acoustic properties, especially in the form of cartilage island, to those of fascia will allow a more liberal application in less severe cases, in which functional outcome is more essential.
The TLR3 rs3775291 and rs13126816 polymorphisms are associated with risk for T1DM, while the rs5743313 and rs11721827 polymorphisms are associated with age at T1DM diagnosis and poor glycemic control. The number of risk alleles of the five TLR3 polymorphisms in the haplotypes seems to influence the risk for T1DM, suggesting that these polymorphisms might interact in the susceptibility for the disease.