<prompt> Pendreds syndrome is due to a defect in ?Chromosome 7pChromosome 7qChromosome 8pChromosome 8q  <response>: Ans. is b i.e., Chromosome 7q Pendred syndrome consists of - congenital sensorineural deafness - goitre It appears to be due to a defect in a sulfate transpo protein common to the thyroid gland and the choclea. 