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Functional characterization of pendrin mutations found in the Israeli and Palestinian populations.
Cellular physiology and biochemistry : international journal of experimental cellular physiology, biochemistry, and pharmacology - 1 Jan 2011
Dossena Silvia, Nofziger Charity, Brownstein Zippora, Kanaan Moien, Avraham Karen B, Paulmichl Markus
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Pendrin is a transport protein exchanging chloride for other anions, such as iodide in the thyroid gland or bicarbonate in the inner ear. Mutations in the SLC26A4 gene encoding for pendrin are responsible for both syndromic (Pendred syndrome) and non-syndromic (non-syndromic enlarged vestibular aqueduct, EVA) hearing loss. Besides clinical and radiological assessments, molecular and functional studies...
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