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Genetics and biology of primary ciliary dyskinesia.
Paediatric respiratory reviews - 1 Mar 2016
Horani Amjad, Ferkol Thomas W, Dutcher Susan K, Brody Steven L
Abstract excerpt
Ciliopathies are a growing class of disorders caused by abnormal ciliary axonemal structure and function. Our understanding of the complex genetic and functional phenotypes of these conditions has rapidly progressed. Primary ciliary dyskinesia (PCD) remains the sole genetic disorder of motile cilia dysfunction. However, unlike many Mendelian genetic disorders, PCD is not caused by mutations in a single gene or...
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