SLC26A4 and Pendred syndrome: Mutations in some of the SLC26 genes cause hereditary recessive disorders, including chondrodysplasia (SLC26A2/DTD), chloride-losing diarrhea (SLC26A3/DRA), and Pendred Syndrome (SLC26A4/pendrin) (Bonar and Casey, 2008; Sindić, et al., 2007; Soleimani, 2013; Alper and Sharma, 2013).