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Population specificity of the DNAI1 gene mutation spectrum in primary ciliary dyskinesia (PCD).
Respiratory research - 8 Dec 2010
Ziętkiewicz Ewa, Nitka Barbara, Voelkel Katarzyna, Skrzypczak Urszula, Bukowy Zuzanna, Rutkiewicz Ewa, Humińska Kinga, Przystałowska Hanna, Pogorzelski Andrzej, Witt Michał
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Mutations in the DNAI1 gene, encoding a component of outer dynein arms of the ciliary apparatus, are the second most important genetic cause of primary ciliary dyskinesia (PCD), the genetically heterogeneous recessive disorder with the prevalence of ~1/20,000. The estimates of the DNAI1 involvement in PCD pathogenesis differ among the reported studies, ranging from 4% to 10%. METHODS: The coding...
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