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Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia Caused by Homozygous DNAAF1 Mutations Resulting from a Consanguineous Marriage: A Case Report from Japan.
Internal medicine (Tokyo, Japan) - 15 Oct 2024
Ito Masashi, Morimoto Kozo, Saotome Mikio, Miyabayashi Akiko, Wakabayashi Keiko, Yamada Hiroyuki, Hijikata Minako, Keicho Naoto, Ohta Ken
Abstract excerpt
We present the case of a 58-year-old female patient with primary ciliary dyskinesia (PCD). She was born to parents with a consanguineous marriage. Chest computed tomography conducted at age 41 years indicated no situs inversus, and findings of bronchiectasis were limited to the middle and lingular lobes. Despite long-term macrolide therapy, bronchiectasis exacerbations frequently occurred. PCD was suspected...
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