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- Title
Screening ofSLC26A4(PDS) gene in Pendred's syndrome: a large spectrum of mutations in France and phenotypic heterogeneity.
- Authors
Blons, H.; Feldmann, D.; Duval, V.; Messaz, O.; Denoyell, F.; Loundon, N.; Sergout-Allaoui, A.; Houang, M.; Duriez, F.; Lacombe, D.; Delobel, B.; Leman, J.; Catros, H.; Journel, H.; Drouin-Garraud, V.; Obstoy, M.-F.; Toutain, A.; Oden, S.; Toublanc, J. E.; Couderc, R.
- Abstract
Blons H, Feldmann D, Duval V, Messaz O, Denoyelle F, Loundon N, Sergout-Allaoui A, Houang M, Duriez F, Lacombe D, Delobel B, Leman J, Catros H, Journel H, Drouin-Garraud V, Obstoy M-F, Toutain A, Odent S, Toublanc JE, Couderc R, Petit C, Garabédian E-N, Marlin S. Screening ofSLC26A4(PDS) gene in Pendred's syndrome: a large spectrum of mutations in France and phenotypic heterogeneity.Sensorineural hearing defect and goiter are common features of Pendred's syndrome. The clinical diagnosis of Pendred's syndrome remains difficult because of the lack of sensitivity and specificity of the thyroid signs. The identification ofPDSas the causative gene allowed molecular screening and enabled a re-evaluation of the syndrome to identify potential diagnostic characteristics. This report presents the clinical and genotypic findings of 30 French families, for whom a diagnosis of Pendred's syndrome had been made. Twenty-seven families had at least one mutated allele. Twenty-eight different mutations were identified, 11 of which had never been previously reported. The main clinical characteristics were: early hearing loss, fluctuation in terms of during deafness evolution, and the presence of an enlarged vestibular aqueduct.
- Subjects
GENETIC testing; PHENOTYPES; HEARING disorders; GOITER; GENETIC mutation; MEDICAL genetics
- Publication
Clinical Genetics, 2004, Vol 66, Issue 4, p333
- ISSN
0009-9163
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1399-0004.2004.00296.x