immotile cilia syndrome
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immotile cilia syndrome — Congenital defect in dynein (either absent or inactive) that leads to male sterility and poor bronchial function. Interestingly, non ciliated cells show altered locomotion and 50% of patients have Kartagener s syndrome … Dictionary of molecular biology
syndrome — The aggregate of symptoms and signs associated with any morbid process, and constituting together the picture of the disease. SEE ALSO: disease. [G. s., a running together, tumultuous concourse; (in med.) a concurrence of symptoms, fr. syn,… … Medical dictionary
Kartagener's syndrome — (= situs inversus) Condition in which the normal left/right asymmetry of the viscera is reversed. Associated with a dynein defect (dynein is absent or dysfunctional in some cases) and with immotile cilia syndrome … Dictionary of molecular biology
List of diseases (I) — A list of diseases in the English wikipedia.DiseasesTOC * I cell diseaseIb* IBIDS syndromeIcIcf* ICF syndromeIch* Ichthyophobia * Ichthyosiform erythroderma corneal involvement deafness * Ichthyosis alopecia eclabion ectropion mental retardation… … Wikipedia
Primary ciliary dyskinesia — The immotile cilia syndrome, a condition in which poorly functioning cilia (hairlike projections from cells) in the respiratory tract contribute to retention of secretions and recurrent infection. The condition is inherited as an autosomal… … Medical dictionary
DNAH11 — Dynein, axonemal, heavy chain 11 Identifiers Symbols DNAH11; CILD7; DNAHBL; DNAHC11; DNHBL; DPL11; FLJ30095; FLJ37699 External IDs … Wikipedia
Arm — In popular usage, the arm extends from the shoulder to the hand. However, in medical terminology, the arm refers to the upper extremity extending from the shoulder only to the elbow. The arm is thus distinguished in medical usage from the forearm … Medical dictionary
ICS — ileocecal sphincter; image criteria score; immotile cilia syndrome; immunocytochemical staining; impulse conducting system; incident command system; information and communication system; inhaled corticosteroids; integrated case study; intensive… … Medical dictionary
ICS — • ileocecal sphincter; • image criteria score; • immotile cilia syndrome; • immunocytochemical staining; • impulseconducting system; • incident command system; • information and communication system; • inhaled corticosteroids; • integrated case… … Dictionary of medical acronyms & abbreviations
Anatomical pathology — Histopathology: microscopic appearance of invasive ductal carcinoma of the breast. The slide is stained with Haematoxylin Eosin … Wikipedia
