SLC4A11 and corneal dystrophy: SLC4A11 is expressed at low levels in many tissues, but appears to have most functional impact in the cornea and inner ear as evidenced by the corneal dystrophies and progressive hearing loss that are caused by SLC4A11 mutations in both humans and mice (Vithana et al., 2006; 2008; Desir et al., 2007; Lopez et al., 2009; Gröger et al., 2010; Han et al., 2013).