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Stepwise genetic approach for the diagnosis of primary ciliary dyskinesia in highly consanguineous populations.
Archives of disease in childhood - 18 Apr 2024
Gatt Dvir, Golan Tripto Inbal, Levanon Eran, Arwas Noga, Hazan Guy, Alkrinawi Soliman, Goldbart Aviv D, Aviram Micha
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BACKGROUND: The American Thoracic Society guidelines for the diagnosis of primary ciliary dyskinesia (PCD) consider the presence of a bi-allelic pathogenic variant confirmatory for the diagnosis of PCD, with genetic testing recommended when other confirmatory diagnostic tests are less accessible. We present our experience with genetic testing as first line with a proposed algorithm for high consanguinity...
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