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A novel insertion-induced frameshift mutation of the SLC26A4 gene in a Korean family with Pendred syndrome.
Gene - 15 Oct 2012
Sagong Borum, Seok Jun Ho, Kwon Tae-Jun, Kim Un-Kyung, Lee Sang-Heun, Lee Kyu-Yup
Abstract excerpt
Pendred syndrome (PS) is an autosomal recessive disorder characterized by congenital bilateral sensorineural hearing loss, goiter, and incomplete iodide organification. Patients with PS also have structural anomalies of the inner ear such as enlarged vestibular aqueducts (EVA) and Mondini's malformation. The goiter, which is a major clinical manifestation of PS, usually develops around adolescence. PS is caused...
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