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Genotype-phenotype correlations for SLC26A4-related deafness.
Human genetics - 1 Dec 2007
Azaiez Hela, Yang Tao, Prasad Sai, Sorensen Jessica L, Nishimura Carla J, Kimberling William J, Smith Richard J H
Abstract excerpt
Pendred syndrome (PS) and non-syndromic enlarged vestibular aqueduct (EVA) are two recessive disorders characterized by the association of sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL) with inner ear malformations that range from isolated EVA to Mondini Dysplasia, a complex malformation that includes a cochlear dysplasia and EVA. Mutations in the SLC26A4 gene, coding for the protein pendrin, have been implicated in the...
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