Ear Infection Susceptibility Gene Identified

Those that have been affected by middle ear infections in their youth can attest to the anguish that this condition can have on daily life. Now, investigators at the University of Colorado (CU) Anschutz Medical Campus have uncovered multiple genetic variants within a single gene that makes some people especially susceptible to middle ear infections. These findings could eventually lead to new ways of determining who is likely to get the infection and provide a path toward developing new treatmen