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primary ciliary dyskinesia

MIM.242650

PCD, immotile cilia syndrome

 

Autosomal recessive chronic pulmonary disease.

Synopsis

-  bronchiectasis
-  immotile cilia
-  ciliary dyskinesia
-  chronic rhinitis
-  sinusitis
-  nasal polyps
-  abnormal dynein arms by electron microscopy

Etiology: 5 loci have been identified.

CILD1 MIM.242650 9p21-p13 DNAI1
CILD2 MIM.606763 19q13.3-qter unknown
CILD3 MIM.608644 5p15-p14 DNAH5
CILD4 MIM.608646 15q13.1-q15.1 unknown
CILD5 MIM.608647 16p12.2-p12.1 unknown

See also

-  Kartagener syndrome

References

-   Afzelius BA. Cilia-related diseases. J Pathol. 2004 Nov;204(4):470-7. PMID: #15495266#

-  Ibanez-Tallon I, Heintz N, Omran H. To beat or not to beat : roles of cilia in development and disease. Hum Mol Genet. 2003 Apr 2 ;12(Suppl 1) :R27-35. PMID : #12668594#

-  El Zein L, Omran H, Bouvagnet P. Lateralization defects and ciliary dyskinesia : lessons from algae. Trends Genet. 2003 Mar ;19(3):162-7. PMID : #12615011#



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