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Cloning and characterization of SLC26A6, a novel member of the solute carrier 26 gene family.
Genomics - 15 Feb 2001
Waldegger S, Moschen I, Ramirez A, Smith R J, Ayadi H, Lang F, Kubisch C
Abstract excerpt
The SLC26 gene family (solute carrier family 26) comprises five mammalian genes that encode anion transporter-related proteins. In addition to sat-1 and prestin, which were cloned from rat and gerbil, respectively, three human members have been identified and associated with specific genetic diseases (DTD, diastrophic dysplasia; CLD, congenital chloride diarrhea; PDS, Pendred syndrome). In this study we used a...
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