Research Letter

Identification of an Founder Variant and Newborn Screening for Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia

JAMA Network Open 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.30551

September 05, 2025 at 11:00 AM EDT

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This cross-sectional study estimates the prevalence of an variant identified in Puerto Rico in an effort to evaluate the feasibility of targeted newborn screening for primary ciliary dyskinesia (PCD).

Corresponding Author: Wilfredo De Jesús-Rojas, MD, Ponce Health Sciences University, Sala Ponce, 388 Calle Luis F, Ponce, 00716, Ponce, Puerto Rico (wdejesusmd@psm.edu).

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