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Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia-Causing Mutations in Amish and Mennonite Communities [PDF]

, 2013
To determine whether individuals with primary ciliary dyskinesia (PCD) from unrelated Amish and Mennonite families harbor a single and unique founder ...
Puffenberger, Erik G., Bowcock, Anne, Strauss, Kevin A., Carson, John L., Lie, Hauw, Patel, Anand C., Helms, Cynthia, Morton, D. Holmes, Leigh, Margaret W., Zariwala, Maimoona A., Hazucha, Milan, Ferkol, Thomas W., Knowles, Michael R.   +12 more
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Bronchodilator responsiveness in children with primary ciliary dyskinesia

ERJ Open Research
Background Reversible airway obstruction is common in children with primary ciliary dyskinesia. However, the diagnostic value of adding bronchodilator (BD) response testing to routine spirometry is unclear.
Elias Seidl, Dvir Gatt, Wallace B. Wee, David Wilson, Felix Ratjen, Hartmut Grasemann   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Multifaceted Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia-A Case Report. [PDF]

Reports (MDPI)
Background and Clinical Significance: Ciliopathies are a heterogeneous group of diseases caused by damage to the primary cilium. Disorders of ciliary motility can lead to a wide range of clinical manifestations, including infertility, lateralization ...
Yahya D, Benkova-Petrova M, Petrov A, Hachmeriyan M.   +3 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Olfactory Dysfunction in Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia

OTO Open
Objective Individuals with primary ciliary dyskinesia (PCD) frequently report olfactory dysfunction, yet this deficit is poorly documented. The purpose of this study was to characterize the presence and degree of olfactory dysfunction in PCD compared to ...
Zainab Farzal, Kelli M. Sullivan, Maimoona A. Zariwala, Brian D. Thorp, Brent A. Senior, Charles S. Ebert Jr, Stephanie Davis, Margaret W. Leigh, Michael R. Knowles, Adam J. Kimple   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Priorities and barriers for research related to primary ciliary dyskinesia

ERJ Open Research
Background Despite advances in primary ciliary dyskinesia (PCD) research, many questions remain; diagnosis is complex and no disease-specific therapies exist.
Myrofora Goutaki, Yin Ting Lam, Bruna Rubbo, James D. Chalmers, Panayiotis Kouis, Gemma Marsh, Jean-François Papon, Johanna Raidt, Phil Robinson, Laura Behan, Jane S. Lucas   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source

Genetic etiology of Asthenozoospermia: A review

Fiyz̤, 2019
Background: Asthenozoospermia, as the most prevalent cause of male infertility, is defined as low percentage of progressively motile spermatozoa per ejaculate.
Arvand Akbari, Zahra Anvar , Mojtaba Jaafarinia , Mehdi Totonchi   +3 more
doaj  

Transient Complete Asthenozoospermia

Journal of Human Reproductive Sciences
Limited research exists on the mechanisms underlying asthenozoospermia associated with acquired ciliary dyskinesia. Primary ciliary dyskinesia links respiratory pathology with infertility and provides a basis for a potential mechanism.
Artenisa Kulla, Basil Mirza, Kevin James Campbell   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia and Hydrocephalus With Aqueductal Stenosis [PDF]

, 2011
We report 1 female patient with situs inversus, dextrocardia, a complex heart malformation, hydrocephalus due to aqueductal stenosis, and abnormal ultrastructure of the respiratory epithelium cilia.
Vieira, JP, Silva, R, Lopes, P
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Nasal nitric oxide is low early in life in two infants with primary ciliary dyskinesia [PDF]

, 2004
Nasal nitric oxide levels are low in patients with primary ciliary dyskinesia, but it is not known whether this defect is already present in the first months of life.
ZACCHELLO, FRANCO, ZANCONATO S, BARALDI, EUGENIO, PASQUALE MF, CANGIOTTI MA   +4 more
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Secondary ciliary dyskinesia in upper respiratory tract. [PDF]

, 2000
The system of mucociliary clearance has the important task to remove from the airways inhaled substances and locally formed secretions. Inborn disorders of the mucociliary transport are due to ciliary dysfunction (Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia) (PCD) or of ...
Rombaux, Philippe, Bertrand, Bernard, Collet, Stéphanie, Eloy, Philippe   +3 more
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