Vestibular function is associated with residual low-frequency hearing loss in patients with bi-allelic mutations in the SLC26A4 gene

J Jung, YW Seo, JY Choi, SH Kim - Hearing Research, 2016 - Elsevier
DFNB4 is non-syndromic, autosomal recessive type of hearing loss with an enlarged
vestibular aqueduct (EVA) caused by mutations in SLC26A4/pendrin. Although the …

Effect of known inhibitors of ion transport on pendrin (SLC26A4) activity in a human kidney cell line

E Bernardinelli, R Costa, C Nofziger… - Cellular physiology and …, 2016 - karger.com
Abstract Background/Aims: Pendrin is a Cl-/I-/HCO3-exchanger playing a fundamental role
in controlling blood pressure and airway function, therefore representing an attractive target …

Reduction of cellular expression levels is a common feature of functionally affected pendrin (SLC26A4) protein variants

VCS de Moraes, E Bernardinelli, N Zocal… - Molecular …, 2016 - Springer
Sequence alterations in the pendrin gene (SLC26A4) leading to functionally affected protein
variants are frequently involved in the pathogenesis of syndromic and nonsyndromic …

Spatiotemporal differences in otoconial gene expression

Y Xu, Y Zhang, YW Lundberg - genesis, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Otoconia are minute biocrystals composed of glycoproteins, proteoglycans, and CaCO3,
and are indispensable for sensory processing in the utricle and saccule. Otoconia …

Anatomía y fisiología del vestíbulo

C Chabbert - EMC-Otorrinolaringología, 2016 - Elsevier
Este artículo de revisión tiene como finalidad hacer una actualización sobre la fisiología del
vestíbulo. No se trata de reproducir las distintas descripciones ya disponibles en muchas …