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Intrafamilial variability of the deafness and goiter phenotype in Pendred syndrome caused by a T416P mutation in the SLC26A4 gene.
The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism - 1 Nov 2004
Napiontek Ulrike, Borck Guntram, Müller-Forell Wiebke, Pfarr Nicole, Bohnert Andrea, Keilmann Annerose, Pohlenz Joachim
Abstract excerpt
Pendred syndrome (PS) is the most common cause of syndromic deafness, accounting for more than 5% of all autosomal-recessive hearing loss cases. It is characterized by bilateral sensorineural hearing loss and by goiter with or without hypothyroidism. Mutations in the SLC26A4 gene cause both classical PS and deafness associated with an enlarged vestibular aqueduct without goiter. To investigate a possible...
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