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Functional Testing of SLC26A4 Variants-Clinical and Molecular Analysis of a Cohort with Enlarged Vestibular Aqueduct from Austria.
International journal of molecular sciences - 10 Jan 2018
Roesch Sebastian, Bernardinelli Emanuele, Nofziger Charity, Tóth Miklós, Patsch Wolfgang, Rasp Gerd, Paulmichl Markus, Dossena Silvia
Abstract excerpt
The prevalence and spectrum of sequence alterations in the SLC26A4 gene, which codes for the anion exchanger pendrin, are population-specific and account for at least 50% of cases of non-syndromic hearing loss associated with an enlarged vestibular aqueduct. A cohort of nineteen patients from Austria with hearing loss and a radiological alteration of the vestibular aqueduct underwent Sanger sequencing of SLC26A4...
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