New adenylate kinase 7 (AK7) mutation in primary ciliary dyskinesia.

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BACKGROUND: Primary ciliary dyskinesia (PCD) is a congenital hereditary disease affecting 1/20,000-60,000 people that causes chronic sinusitis, bronchiectasis, sinus hypoplasia, secretory otitis media, and low fertility. The complexity and heterogeneity of the disease make diagnosis difficult. Although the genetic origin of PCD is clear, mutations in only five genes have been associated with the disease, and, to...

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