Primary ciliary dyskinesia (PCD) is a rare, autosomal recessive genetic ciliopathy, that causes defects in the action of cilia lining the upper and lower...

structure of a cilium, ciliary dysfunction can also be responsible for male infertility. There is an association of primary ciliary dyskinesia with left-right...

chronic dyskinesia, while orofacial dyskinesia may be related to persistent replication of Herpes simplex virus type 1. Two other types, primary ciliary dyskinesia...

individuals with situs inversus have an underlying condition known as primary ciliary dyskinesia (PCD). PCD is a dysfunction of the cilia that occurs during early...

defenses that lead to bronchiectasis may be congenital, such as with primary ciliary dyskinesia, or acquired, such as with the prolonged use of immunosuppressive...

Mutations in this gene result in abnormal ciliary ultrastructure and function associated with primary ciliary dyskinesia (PCD) and Kartagener syndrome. The DNAI1...

identification of ciliary defects in genetic disorders such as Polycystic kidney disease, Bardet–Biedl syndrome and Primary ciliary dyskinesia. However, the...

from gum disease may travel through airways and into the lungs. Primary ciliary dyskinesia is a genetic disorder causing the cilia to not move in a coordinated...

and, in some cases, by ciliopathy, including ciliopathy due to primary ciliary dyskinesia. The term derives from the Neo-Latin anosmia, based on Ancient...

formation of the cilia can cause a number of ciliopathies, notably primary ciliary dyskinesia. Cigarette smoke exposure can cause shortening of the cilia. In...