Whole-Exome Sequencing Identifies the 6q12-q16 Linkage Region and a Candidate Gene, TTK , for Pulmonary Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Disease

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RATIONALE: Pulmonary nontuberculous mycobacterial disease (PNTM) often affects white postmenopausal women, with a tall and lean body habitus and higher rates of scoliosis, pectus excavatum, mitral valve prolapse, and mutations in the CFTR gene. These clinical features and the familial clustering of the disease suggest an underlying genetic mechanism. OBJECTIVES: To map the genes associated with PNTM, whole-exome...

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