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Accuracy of diagnostic testing in primary ciliary dyskinesia.
The European respiratory journal - 1 Mar 2016
Jackson Claire L, Behan Laura, Collins Samuel A, Goggin Patricia M, Adam Elizabeth C, Coles Janice L, Evans Hazel J, Harris Amanda, Lackie Peter, Packham Samantha, Page Anton, Thompson James, Walker Woolf T, Kuehni Claudia, Lucas Jane S
Abstract excerpt
Diagnosis of primary ciliary dyskinesia (PCD) lacks a "gold standard" test and is therefore based on combinations of tests including nasal nitric oxide (nNO), high-speed video microscopy analysis (HSVMA), genotyping and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). There are few published data on the accuracy of this approach.Using prospectively collected data from 654 consecutive patients referred for PCD diagnostics...
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