Immotile cilia syndrome (medical condition): A very rare disorder where the cilia fail to move. The cilia are tiny, hair-like structures found in the respiratory and ear passages and help to clear debris and mucus. This results in increases risk of respiratory infections, sinusitis, ear infections and male infertility. The infertility results as the tails of sperm is basically cilia.
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Primary ciliary dyskinesia:
»Introduction: Primary ciliary dyskinesia
»Symptoms of Primary ciliary dyskinesia
Immotile cilia syndrome: [MIM*242650] an inherited disorder characterized by recurrent sinopulmonary infections, reduced fertility in women, and sterility in men due to the inability of ciliated structures to beat effectively because of the absence of one or both dynein arms; autosomal recessive inheritance. Cf.: Kartagener syndrome
Source: Stedman's Medical Spellchecker, © 2006 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.
These medical condition or symptom topics may be relevant to medical information for Immotile cilia syndrome:
Immotile cilia syndrome is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of
Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health
(NIH). This means that Immotile cilia syndrome, or a subtype of Immotile cilia syndrome,
affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Immotile cilia syndrome: Another name for Primary ciliary dyskinesia (or close medical condition association).
»Introduction: Primary ciliary dyskinesia
»Symptoms of Primary ciliary dyskinesia
Some of the symptoms of Immotile cilia syndrome incude:
See full list of 17 symptoms of Immotile cilia syndrome (Primary ciliary dyskinesia)
Source - NIH
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