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Clinical and molecular analysis of three Mexican families with Pendred's syndrome.
European journal of endocrinology - 1 Jun 2001
Gonzalez Trevino O, Karamanoglu Arseven O, Ceballos C J, Vives V I, Ramirez R C, Gomez V V, Medeiros-Neto G, Kopp P
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BACKGROUND: The autosomal recessive Pendred's syndrome is defined by congenital sensorineural deafness, goiter, and impaired iodide organification. It is caused by mutations in the Pendred's syndrome (PDS) gene that encodes pendrin, a chloride/iodide transporter expressed in the thyroid, the inne...
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