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Twenty-year review of quantitative transmission electron microscopy for the diagnosis of primary ciliary dyskinesia
1 Dec 2011
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BACKGROUND: The examination of ciliary ultrastructure in a nasal sample remains a definitive diagnostic test for primary ciliary dyskinesia (PCD). METHODS: The quantitative assessment of ciliary ultrastructure in the diagnosis of PCD over a 20-year period was reviewed. RESULTS: During this period, 1182 patients were referred for ciliary ultrastructural analysis, 242 (20%) of whom were confirmed as having the...
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