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Pendred Syndrome, or Not Pendred Syndrome? That Is the Question.
Genes - 1 Oct 2021
Tesolin Paola, Fiorino Sofia, Lenarduzzi Stefania, Rubinato Elisa, Cattaruzzi Elisabetta, Ammar Lydie, Castro Veronica, Orzan Eva, Granata Claudio, Dell'Orco Daniele, Morgan Anna, Girotto Giorgia
Abstract excerpt
Pendred syndrome (PDS) is the most common form of syndromic Hearing Loss (HL), characterized by sensorineural HL, inner ear malformations, and goiter, with or without hypothyroidism. SLC26A4 is the major gene involved, even though ~50% of the patients carry only one pathogenic mutation. This study aims to define the molecular diagnosis for a cohort of 24 suspected-PDS patients characterized by a deep radiological...
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