Primary ciliary dyskinesia overview

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]

Overview

Primary ciliary dyskinesia (PCD) is a rare autosomal recessive genetic disorder caused by a defect in the action of the tiny hairs (cilia) lining the respiratory tract. Specifically, it is a defect in a gene coding for left-right dynein (lrd), a key structural protein in cilia.