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Primary ciliary dyskinesia (PCD) is a genetically heterogeneous disorder affecting ciliary structure and function. PCD exhibiting dynein regulatory complex subunit 1 (DRC1) exon 1-4 deletion has been reported in several Japanese PCD patients; however, no large scale studies have been performed. Here, we aimed to determine the prevalence and founder effect of this variant in the Korean population. Using an in-house copy number variation tool, we screened for DRC1 exon 1-4 deletion in 20 patients with PCD and exome data of 1435 patients in the Seoul National University Hospital repository. In cases of suspected DRC1 deletion, confirmatory gap-PCR was performed. In a PCD cohort, three of 20 (15%) patients were positive for DRC1 exon 1-4 deletion (NM_145038.5(DRC1): c.1-3952_540 + 1331del27748-bp) while pathogenic variants were found in CCDC39 (N = 1), DNAAF6 (N = 1), DNAH9 (N = 1). In the 1,435-sample exome data, seven patients (0.49%) were confirmed to have DRC1 exon 1-4 deletion. A chimeric sequence including the junction was searched from the 1000 Genomes Project data repository. One Japanese patient (0.96%) was found to have the same DRC1 exon 1-4 deletion, which was absent in other populations. This study demonstrated that the DRC1 exon 1-4 deletion is a founder mutation based on haplotype analysis. In summary, the prevalence of PCD based on DRC1 exon 1-4 deletion is particularly high in Korean and Japanese populations, which is attributed to the founder effect. Genetic testing for DRC1 exon 1-4 deletion should be considered as an initial screening tool for Korean and Japanese patients with PCD.
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