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Genetics and phenomics of Pendred syndrome.
Molecular and cellular endocrinology - 30 Jun 2010
Bizhanova Aigerim, Kopp Peter
Abstract excerpt
Pendred syndrome is an autosomal recessive disorder characterized by sensorineural deafness, goiter and a partial defect in iodide organification. Goiter development and hypothyroidism vary and appear to depend on nutritional iodide intake. Pendred syndrome is caused by biallelic mutations in the SLC26A4 gene, which encodes pendrin, a multifunctional anion exchanger. Pendrin is mainly expressed in the thyroid,...
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