Next-generation sequencing for identifying genetic mutations in adults with bronchiectasis
Author(s) -
Weijie Guan,
Jia-Cheng Li,
Fang Liu,
Jian Zhou,
Yaping Liu,
Chao Ling,
Yonghua Gao,
Huimin Li,
Jing-Jing Yuan,
Yan Huang,
Chunlan Chen,
Rongchang Chen,
Xue Zhang,
Nanshan Zhong
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
journal of thoracic disease
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.682
H-Index - 60
eISSN - 2077-6624
pISSN - 2072-1439
DOI - 10.21037/jtd.2018.04.134
Subject(s) - bronchiectasis , primary ciliary dyskinesia , pathogenesis , medicine , cystic fibrosis , immunology , genetics , pathology , lung , biology
Defective airway host-defense (e.g., altered mucus properties, ciliary defects) contributes to the pathogenesis of bronchiectasis. This study aims to determine whether genetic mutations associated with defective airway host-defense are implicated in the pathogenesis of bronchiectasis.
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