Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia Overview

Primary ciliary dyskinesia , also known as immotile ciliary syndrome or Kartagener Syndrome , is a rare autosomal recessive genetic disorder which causes a defect in the action of the tiny hair-like structures lining the respiratory tract and fallopian tube. While cilia resemble microscopic hairs, they are actually complex organelles that bear no biological or structural relationship to hair. PCD is a genetically heterogenous disorder affecting motile cilia which are...