{"symbol":"SLC26A4","synonyms":["DFNB4","PDS","EVA","TDH2B"],"name":"solute carrier family 26 (anion exchanger), member 4","description":"Mutations in this gene are associated with Pendred syndrome, the most common form of syndromic deafness, an autosomal-recessive disease. It is highly homologous to the SLC26A3 gene; they have similar genomic structures and this gene is located 3\u0027 of the SLC26A3 gene. The encoded protein has homology to sulfate transporters. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]","ncbiEntrezGeneId":5172,"ncbiEntrezGeneUrl":"http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/gene/5172","proteins":[{"symbol":"S26A4_HUMAN","href":"/api/1.0/protein/S26A4_HUMAN"}],"hgncRootFamilies":[{"name":"Solute carriers (SLC)","href":"/api/1.0/gene_family/Solute+carriers+%28SLC%29"}]}