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Primary ciliary dyskinesia caused by homozygous mutation in DNAL1, encoding dynein light chain 1.
American journal of human genetics - 13 May 2011
Mazor Masha, Alkrinawi Soliman, Chalifa-Caspi Vered, Manor Esther, Sheffield Val C, Aviram Micha, Parvari Ruti
Abstract excerpt
In primary ciliary dyskinesia (PCD), genetic defects affecting motility of cilia and flagella cause chronic destructive airway disease, randomization of left-right body asymmetry, and, frequently, male infertility. The most frequent defects involve outer and inner dynein arms (ODAs and IDAs) that are large multiprotein complexes responsible for cilia-beat generation and regulation, respectively. Although it has...
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