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Loss-of-function mutations in a human gene related to Chlamydomonas reinhardtii dynein IC78 result in primary ciliary dyskinesia.
American journal of human genetics - 1 Dec 1999
Pennarun G, Escudier E, Chapelin C, Bridoux A M, Cacheux V, Roger G, Clément A, Goossens M, Amselem S, Duriez B
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Primary ciliary dyskinesia (PCD) is a group of heterogeneous disorders of unknown origin, usually inherited as an autosomal recessive trait. Its phenotype is characterized by axonemal abnormalities of respiratory cilia and sperm tails leading to bronchiectasis and sinusitis, which are sometimes associated with situs inversus (Kartagener syndrome) and male sterility. The main ciliary defect in PCD is an absence of...
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