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Kartagener Syndrome

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Definition: An autosomal recessive disorder characterized by a triad of DEXTROCARDIA; INFERTILITY; and SINUSITIS. The syndrome is caused by mutations of DYNEIN genes encoding motility proteins which are components of sperm tails, and CILIA in the respiratory and the reproductive tracts.      Other names Kartagener Triad; Ciliary Dyskinesia, Primary; Triad, Kartagener's; Triad, Kartagener; Syndrome, Siewert; Syndrome, Kartagener's; Syndrome, Kartagener; Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia; Polynesian Bronchiectases; Kartageners Triad; Kartageners Syndrome; Dyskinesia, Primary Ciliary; Bronchiectasis, Polynesian; Siewert Syndrome; Polynesian Bronchiectasis; Kartagener's Triad; Kartagener's Syndrome; Dextrocardia, Bronchiectasis, and Sinusitis
 
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Primary ciliary dyskinesia, 4  0   *Kartagener Syndrome.
Primary ciliary dyskinesia, 3  0   *Kartagener Syndrome.
Primary ciliary dyskinesia, 2  0   *Kartagener Syndrome.
DPCD protein, human  0   *Proteins Kartagener Syndrome. Am J Respir Cell Mol biol 2004 Apr;30(4):428-34

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