Homozygous loss-of-function mutations in MNS1 cause laterality defects and likely male infertility.

Homozygous loss-of-function mutations in MNS1 cause laterality defects and likely male infertility.

The clinical spectrum of ciliopathies affecting motile cilia spans impaired mucociliary clearance in the respiratory system, laterality defects including heart malformations, infertility and hydrocephalus. Using linkage analysis and whole exome sequencing, we identified two recessive loss-of-functio...

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Main Authors: Asaf Ta-Shma, Rim Hjeij, Zeev Perles, Gerard W Dougherty, Ibrahim Abu Zahira, Stef J F Letteboer, Dinu Antony, Alaa Darwish, Dorus A Mans, Sabrina Spittler, Christine Edelbusch, Sandra Cindrić, Tabea Nöthe-Menchen, Heike Olbrich, Friederike Stuhlmann, Isabella Aprea, Petra Pennekamp, Niki T Loges, Oded Breuer, Avraham Shaag, Azaria J J T Rein, Elif Yilmaz Gulec, Alper Gezdirici, Revital Abitbul, Nael Elias, Israel Amirav, Miriam Schmidts, Ronald Roepman, Orly Elpeleg, Heymut Omran
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Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-08-01
Series:PLoS Genetics
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6128653?pdf=render

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