Article
Cilia‐related diseases
19 Oct 2004
Abstract excerpt
There are at least eight categories of cilia in the human body and malfunctioning of any one or several of them will have different consequences for the patient. A genetic error of the respiratory cilia (9 + 2) is the cause of the airways disease named immotile-cilia syndrome (or PCD), whereas defective ependymal cilia (9 + 2) carries an increased risk of hydrocephalus. When the so-called nodal cilia (9 + 0) of...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
