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Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia

Inheritance patterns and prenatal diagnosis

Inheritance patterns

PCD is mainly inherited as an autosomal recessive, but with other inheritance patterns possible.

Prenatal diagnosis

In a few patients, the responsible genes have been identified, opening up the possibility of antenatal testing in selected couples.

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Medical text written February 2002 by Professor Andrew Bush. Last Updated September 2007 by Professor Andrew Bush, Professor of Paediatric Respirology, Royal Brompton Hospital, London, UK.

 

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