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1 Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.
2 Department of Clinical Research, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.
3 Division of Paediatric Respiratory Medicine and Allergology, Department of Paediatrics, Inselspital, University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.
4 Graduate School for Health Sciences, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.
1 Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.
2 Department of Clinical Research, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.
3 Division of Paediatric Respiratory Medicine and Allergology, Department of Paediatrics, Inselspital, University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.
4 Graduate School for Health Sciences, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.
Collecting genetic information by questionnaire from people with PCD is feasible. This study confirmed typical differences in laterality defects and age at diagnosis between genotypes but found that symptoms were equally common across genotypes. https://bit.ly/4bvKW4R.
Conflict of interest: The authors have nothing to disclose.
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