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Mutation of serine/threonine protein kinase 36 (STK36) causes primary ciliary dyskinesia with a central pair defect.
Human mutation - 1 Aug 2017
Edelbusch Christine, Cindrić Sandra, Dougherty Gerard W, Loges Niki T, Olbrich Heike, Rivlin Joseph, Wallmeier Julia, Pennekamp Petra, Amirav Israel, Omran Heymut
Abstract excerpt
Primary ciliary dyskinesia (PCD) is a genetic condition of impaired ciliary beating, characterized by chronic infections of the upper and lower airways and progressive lung failure. Defects of the outer dynein arms are the most common cause of PCD. In about half of the affected individuals, PCD occurs with situs inversus (Kartagener syndrome). A minor PCD subgroup including defects of the radial spokes (RS) and...
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