by Billy Anton | Feb 25, 2019 | Diagnosis, EDUCATION, Genetics, RESEARCH
Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia: Longitudinal Study of Lung Disease by Ultrastructure Defect and Genotype Stephanie D. Davis et al. Link to study abstract Understanding and identifying the relationship between genotype (gene mutation) and phenotype (observable clinical...
by Billy Anton | Jan 31, 2019 | EDUCATION, RESEARCH
Comparison of Nocturnal Cough Analysis in Healthy Subjects and in Patients with Cystic Fibrosis and Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia: A Prospective Observational Study. Radine A, Werner C, Raidt J, Dougherty GW, Kerschke L, Omran H, Grosse-Onnebrink J. This study set out to...
by Billy Anton | Jan 10, 2019 | EDUCATION, RESEARCH
Azithromycin for Early Pseudomonas Infection in Cystic Fibrosis. The OPTIMIZE Randomized Trial. Summary of Mayer-Hamblett N et al. Azithromycin for Early Pseudomonas Infection in Cystic Fibrosis. The OPTIMIZE Randomized Trial. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2018 Nov...
by Billy Anton | Dec 15, 2018 | EDUCATION, Genetics, RESEARCH
Two new genes were discovered recently, that with specific genetic mutations, produce PCD. The two new genes are LRRC56 and DNAH9. A group of international scientists, Serge Bonnefoy, Christopher Watson, Philippe Bastin, Eamonn Sheridan and colleagues, announced the...
by Billy Anton | Nov 29, 2018 | EDUCATION, RESEARCH
The second edition of PCD paper summaries is here, and this week we look at CT scans in PCD vs. CF! Bronchiectasis in PCD looks different to CF on CT scan Summary of Robinson P, Morgan L. Bronchiectasis in PCD looks different to CF on CT scan. Multidiscip Respir Med....
by pcdfoundation | Oct 22, 2018 | EDUCATION, RESEARCH
Below is a summary of two recent articles from the European Respiratory Journal looking at lung function in PCD: 1) Sejal Saglani wrote an editorial entitled “Lung Function in Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia: Breaking the Myth that this is a Mild Disease” and Florian...
