Wallace B Wee, BreAnna Kinghorn, Stephanie D Davis, Thomas W Ferkol, Adam J Shapiro
Primary ciliary dyskinesia (PCD) is a rare, genetic disease characterized by dysfunctional motile cilia and abnormal mucociliary clearance, resulting in chronic sino-oto-pulmonary disease, neonatal respiratory distress, subfertility, and organ laterality defects. Over the past 2 decades, research and international collaborations have led to an improved understanding of disease prevalence, classic and variable phenotypes, novel diagnostics, genotype-phenotype correlations, long term morbidity, and innovative therapeutics...
May 2, 2024: Pediatrics