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Review Article| Volume 56, ISSUE 1, P23-38, February 2023

Unified Airway Disease: Genetics and Epigenetics

  • Tripti Brar
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    Department of Otolaryngology- Head & Neck Surgery, Division of Rhinology, Mayo Clinic in Arizona, 5777 East Mayo Boulevard, Phoenix, AZ 85054, USA
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  • Michael J. Marino
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    Department of Otolaryngology- Head & Neck Surgery, Division of Rhinology, Mayo Clinic in Arizona, 5777 East Mayo Boulevard, Phoenix, AZ 85054, USA
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  • Devyani Lal
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    Corresponding author. Department of Otolaryngology- Head & Neck Surgery, Division of Rhinology, Mayo Clinic in Arizona, 5777 East Mayo Boulevard, Phoenix, AZ 85054.
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    Department of Otolaryngology- Head & Neck Surgery, Division of Rhinology, Mayo Clinic in Arizona, 5777 East Mayo Boulevard, Phoenix, AZ 85054, USA
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