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Prevalence of pendrin defects in sudanese families with congenital hypothyroidism.
Endocrine - 1 Dec 2025
Islam Mohammad S, Dumitrescu Alexandra M, Ahmed Amna, Refetoff Samuel, Weiss Roy E
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PURPOSE: Pendred syndrome (PDS) is an autosomal recessive disease caused by variants in SLC26A4 manifesting thyroid dyshormonogenesis. Patients typically present with goiter and sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL). The prevalence of PDS in non-African populations is estimated to be between 7.5 and 10 per 100,000, while its occurrence in African populations has not been reported with molecular analysis. METHODS:...
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