Article
Identification of a frame shift mutation in the CCDC151 gene in a Han-Chinese family with Kartagener syndrome.
Bioscience reports - 26 Jun 2020
Deng Sheng, Wu Shan, Xia Hong, Xiong Wei, Deng Xiong, Liao Junxi, Deng Hao, Yuan Lamei
Abstract excerpt
Kartagener syndrome (KS), a subtype of primary ciliary dyskinesia (PCD), is characterized by bronchiectasis, chronic sinusitis, male infertility and situs inversus. KS is a genetically heterogeneous disease that is inherited in an autosomal recessive form; however, X-linked inheritance has also been reported. As of this writing [late 2020], at least 34 loci, most of which have known genes, have been reported in...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
