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CCDC40 mutation as a cause of primary ciliary dyskinesia: a case report and review of literature.
The clinical respiratory journal - 1 Sept 2016
Sui Weiguo, Hou Xianliang, Che Wenti, Ou Minglin, Sun Guoping, Huang Shengxing, Liu Fuhua, Chen Peng, Wei Xiaolian, Dai Yong
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Primary ciliary dyskinesia (PCD) is a rare, genetically heterogeneous disorder. Genetic defects affecting motility of cilia and flagella cause chronic destructive airway disease, situs inversus and, frequently, male infertility in PCD. To date, although several genes have been implicated in PCD, the genetic bases of most cases of PCD remain elusive. METHODS: By applying a whole-exome...
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