KARTAGENER TRIAD
\kˈɑːte͡ɪd͡ʒnə tɹˈa͡ɪad], \kˈɑːteɪdʒnə tɹˈaɪad], \k_ˈɑː_t_eɪ_dʒ__n_ə t_ɹ_ˈaɪ__a_d]\
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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, http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/OMIM, MIM # 244400, April 24, 2001)
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