Learn About Kartagener Syndrome
Sharon Dell practices in Vancouver, Canada. Dell is rated as an Elite expert by MediFind in the treatment of Kartagener Syndrome. Their top areas of expertise are Ciliary Dyskinesia-Bronchiectasis, Drug Induced Dyskinesia, Dextrocardia, and Dextrocardia with Situs Inversus.
Michael Knowles is a Pulmonary Medicine provider in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Dr. Knowles is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Kartagener Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Ciliary Dyskinesia-Bronchiectasis, Bronchiectasis, Cystic Fibrosis, Kartagener Syndrome, and Myringotomy.
Heymut Omran practices in Muenster, Germany. Omran is rated as an Elite expert by MediFind in the treatment of Kartagener Syndrome. Their top areas of expertise are Situs Inversus, Ciliary Dyskinesia-Bronchiectasis, Kartagener Syndrome, and Drug Induced Dyskinesia.
Summary: The overall short-term goals of this project include the following: 1) identify the genes that are key to the function of respiratory cilia to protect the normal lung; and 2) the effects of genetic mutations that adversely affect ciliary function and cause primary ciliary dyskinesia (PCD), which results in life-shortening lung disease. The long-term goal of this project is to develop better unders...
Summary: Primary Ciliary Dyskinesias (PCD) are rare, autosomal recessive respiratory diseases, due to a defect in mucociliary clearance linked to abnormalities in the structure and/or function of the cilia. The variety of ciliary abnormalities identified reflects the genetic heterogeneity of PCDs. The thirty or so genes currently implicated explain the pathology in about half of the patients. PCDs are char...
Published Date: May 10, 2022
Published By: Genetic and Rare Diseases Informnation Center