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Whole-exome sequencing identification of novel DNAH5 mutations in a young patient with primary ciliary dyskinesia.
Molecular medicine reports - 1 Dec 2016
Kano Gen, Tsujii Hisashi, Takeuchi Kazuhiko, Nakatani Kaname, Ikejiri Makoto, Ogawa Satoru, Kubo Hisami, Nagao Mizuho, Fujisawa Takao
Abstract excerpt
Primary ciliary dyskinesia (PCD) is a rare genetic disorder caused by structural and/or functional impairment of cilia throughout the whole body. Early diagnosis of PCD is important for the prevention of long‑term sequelae, however early diagnosis is a challenge due to the phenotypic heterogeneity of PCD. In the current study, the patient with PCD was diagnosed at nine years old following several efforts to...
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