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Systematic Analysis of CCNO Variants in a Defined Population: Implications for Clinical Phenotype and Differential Diagnosis.
Human mutation - 1 Apr 2016
Amirav Israel, Wallmeier Julia, Loges Niki T, Menchen Tabea, Pennekamp Petra, Mussaffi Huda, Abitbul Revital, Avital Avraham, Bentur Lea, Dougherty Gerard W, Nael Elias, Lavie Moran, Olbrich Heike, Werner Claudius, Kintner Chris, Omran Heymut
Abstract excerpt
Reduced generation of multiple motile cilia (RGMC) is a novel chronic destructive airway disease within the group of mucociliary clearance disorders with only few cases reported. Mutations in two genes, CCNO and MCIDAS, have been identified as a cause of this disease, both leading to a greatly reduced number of cilia and causing impaired mucociliary clearance. This study was designed to identify the prevalence of...
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