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Novel dynein axonemal assembly factor 1 mutations identified using whole‑exome sequencing in patients with primary ciliary dyskinesia.
Molecular medicine reports - 1 Dec 2020
Zhou Lei, Li Zhuozhe, Du Chunling, Chen Cuicui, Sun Yingxin, Gu Liang, Zhou Feng, Song Yuanlin
Abstract excerpt
Primary ciliary dyskinesia (PCD) is a rare, genetically heterogeneous disorder caused by dysfunction of the cilia and flagella; however, causative genetic defects have not been detected in all patients with PCD. Seven Chinese Han patients with Kartagener syndrome were enrolled onto the present study. Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) was performed to evaluate the cilial defects and whole‑exome sequencing was...
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