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Kartagener Syndrome

Medical Definition: An autosomal recessive disorder characterized by BRONCHIECTASIS; SINUSITIS; DEXTROCARDIA; and INFERTILITY. In vitro studies of tissues from these patients, have shown various patterns of abnormal ciliary beating. (Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/OMIM, MIM # 244400, April 24, 2001)

Kartagener Syndrome Medical Definitions and Terms

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