Abstract:Primary ciliary dyskinesia (PCD) is a rare genetic autosomal recessive disease associated with a defect in the ultrastructure of epithelial cilia. Currently, there is no standard method for diagnosing PCD, so the diagnosis is based on the clinical picture and the results of tests, such as DNA diagnostics, nasal nitric oxide measurements, ciliary beat frequency in a nasal biopsy, ciliary ultrastructure, etc. Diagnosis of PCD can be difficult due to secondary damage to the respiratory epithelium, which often res… Show more
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