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. 2011 May 5;111(1):295–302. doi: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00629.2010

Table 1.

Clinical characteristics of patients with PCD

Age, yr Sex Race Consanguineous Parents Clinically Predominant Feature CBF (Average/Median), Hz Ultrastructural Defect FVC, % FEV1, % FEF25–75, %
1 F C No CHD + SI 3.2/3 RS
7 M C Yes SI + Brq 5.1/3 RS 89 78 60
7 M C Yes Brq 7.2/8 Transposition 81 76 40
9 F C Yes Brq + URD 3.6/3 Transposition 63 54 40
12 M C Yes Brq 2.8/2 RS 126 86 40
12 M C Yes SI + Brq 2.3/2 Outer dynein arm
13 M C Yes SI + Brq 3.6/2 Outer dynein arm 111 99 90
14 F C No Brq + URD 7.4/7 Transposition 113 100 98
15 M C Yes SI + Brq 2.2/2 RS 42 21 9
19 M NC Yes Brq 5.7/5 RS 88 73 41
19 F C No SI + Brq 6.4/3 Normal 88 70 50
19 F C No SI + Brq 2.3/2 Shortened outer arms 105 89 75

F, female; M, male; CHD, congenital heart disease; SI, situs inversus; Brq, bronchiectasis; URD, upper respiratory disease; CBF, ciliary beat frequency; C, Caucasian origin; NC, non-Caucasian origin; RS, radial spoke; FVC, forced vital capacity; FEV1, forced expiratory volume at the 1st s; FEF25–75, forced expiratory flow between 25 and 75% of expired vital capacity.