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Identification of allelic variants of pendrin (SLC26A4) with loss and gain of function.
Cellular physiology and biochemistry : international journal of experimental cellular physiology, biochemistry, and pharmacology - 1 Jan 2011
Dossena Silvia, Bizhanova Aigerim, Nofziger Charity, Bernardinelli Emanuele, Ramsauer Josef, Kopp Peter, Paulmichl Markus
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Pendrin is a multifunctional anion transporter that exchanges chloride and iodide in the thyroid, as well as chloride and bicarbonate in the inner ear, kidney and airways. Loss or reduction in the function of pendrin results in both syndromic (Pendred syndrome) and non-syndromic (non-syndromic enlarged vestibular aqueduct (ns-EVA)) hearing loss. Factors inducing an up-regulation of pendrin in the...
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