Asphyxiating thoracic dysplasia
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Asphyxiating thoracic dysplasia or Jeune syndrome is a ciliopathy
Ciliopathy
A ciliopathy is a genetic disorder of the cellular cilia or the cilia anchoring structures, the basal bodies, or of ciliary function.Although ciliopathies are usually considered to involve proteins that localize to the primary cilia or centrosomes, it is possible for ciliopathies to be associated...

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It is also known as "Jeune syndrome".

It was characterized in 1955.

Types include:
Type OMIM Gene Locus
ATD1 ? 15q13
ATD2 IFT80
IFT80
Intraflagellar transport protein 80 homolog , also known as WD repeat-containing protein 56, is a protein that in humans is encoded by the IFT80 gene.- Function :...

3q
ATD3 DYNC2H1
DYNC2H1
Cytoplasmic dynein 2 heavy chain 1 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the DYNC2H1 gene.It is associated with Short rib-polydactyly syndrome type 3.It is also associated with Asphyxiating thoracic dysplasia.-Further reading:...

11q
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