Ciliary Motility Disorders
Conditions caused by abnormal CILIA movement in the body, usually causing KARTAGENER SYNDROME, chronic respiratory disorders, chronic SINUSITIS, and chronic OTITIS. Abnormal ciliary beating is likely due to defects in any of the 200 plus ciliary proteins, such as missing motor enzyme DYNEIN arms.
Year introduced: 1984
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Tree Number(s): C08.200, C09.150, C16.131.077.245.500, C16.320.184.500
MeSH Unique ID: D002925
Entry Terms:
- Ciliary Motility Disorder
- Disorder, Ciliary Motility
- Ciliary Dyskinesia
- Ciliary Dyskinesias
- Dyskinesia, Ciliary
- Ciliary Dyskinesia, Primary
- Dyskinesia, Primary Ciliary
- Immotile Cilia Syndrome
- Immotile Cilia Syndromes
- Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia
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