Iodine deficiency affects an estimated 241 million school-aged children in the world. Little is
known about iodine deficiency in relation to auditory function, except for the fact that deaf …

If the term “genetics” is a relatively recent proposition, introduced in 1905 by English
biologist William Bateson, who rediscovered and spread in the scientific community …

Objective: The aim of this study is to evaluate the role of pendrin in acute lung injury
(ALI)/acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) and to explore whether pendrin …

Abstract Interleukin-13 (IL13) is a major player in the development of airway
hyperresponsiveness in several respiratory disorders. Emerging data suggest that an …

Background: The anion exchanger pendrin (SLC26A4) is required for proper development
of the inner ear, and contributes to iodide organification in thyroid glands as well as anion …

Abstract Background/Aims: Pendrin (SLC26A4), a transporter accomplishing anion
exchange, is expressed in inner ear, thyroid gland, kidneys, lung, liver and heart. Loss or …

Background: Human pendrin (SLC26A4, PDS) is an integral membrane protein acting as an
electroneutral anion exchanger. Loss of function mutations in pendrin protein cause …

Los canales de cloruros, de sodio, de bicarbonato y los de agua (aquaporinas) se
coordinan para mantener la cubierta líquido superficial de las vías respiratorias, que es …

Ion transporters are the molecular basis for ion homeostasis of the cell and the whole
organism. The anion exchanger pendrin is only one of a number of examples where a …