We also used this approach to scan for mutations in KCNJ10 and FOXI1, two genes reported to play a role in the pathogenesis of Pendred syndrome and enlarged vestibular aqueduct.
Together, these data suggest that SLC26A4, FOXI1 and KCNJ10 are not major determinants in unilateral deafness and enlarged vestibular aqueduct compared with their implication in Pendred syndrome and non-syndromic bilateral enlarged vestibular aqueduct.