Primary ciliary dyskinesia causes
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Hafsa Ghaffar, M.B.B.S[2]
Overview
Overview
There are no established causes for Primary ciliary dyskinesia.PCD is related to defects in mucociliary clearance due to abnormal ciliary structure. Mutations in around 46 different genes throughout the genome have been found to be causative. Some of these include DNAH5, CCDC39, DNAI1, CCDC40, DNAH11, ZMYND10, CCDC103, CCDC151 and ARMC4.
Causes
Causes
There are no established causes for Primary ciliary dyskinesia.
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