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. 2020 Oct;55(10):2674-2682.
doi: 10.1002/ppul.24959. Epub 2020 Jul 31.

Phenotypic features of ciliary dyskinesia among patients with congenital cardiovascular malformations

Forrest Sherman  1 , Mitchel Wodrich  1 , Jeffrey D Zampi  1 , Julie Lee  1 , Harlan McCaffery  2 , Thomas G Saba  1
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Phenotypic features of ciliary dyskinesia among patients with congenital cardiovascular malformations

Forrest Sherman et al. Pediatr Pulmonol. 2020 Oct.

Abstract

Background: Cilia are cell membrane-bound organelles responsible for airway mucus clearance, establishment of left-right organ asymmetry, cardiogenesis, and many other functions in utero. Phenotypic features suggestive of respiratory ciliary dyskinesia among patients with heterotaxy syndrome, defined as complex cardiovascular malformations (CVM) and situs ambiguus (SA), has not been adequately explored.

Objectives: We hypothesized that there is a greater incidence of phenotypic features consistent with ciliary dyskinesia among patients with heterotaxy syndrome compared to patients with other CVM and laterality defects without heterotaxy syndrome.

Methods: Thirty six subjects were identified by medical record search and divided into four groups based on situs status and type of CVM as follows: SA and complex CVM (group 1); SA and simple CVM (group 2); situs solitus and complex CVM (group 3); and situs solitus and simple CVM (group 4). Phenotype was assessed with a clinical questionnaire, nasal nitric oxide (NO) level, and pulmonary function testing. Those with complex CVM underwent additional testing for variants in genes involved in ciliary structure and function.

Results: The mean nasal NO level was significantly lower among all subjects with complex CVM regardless of situs anomalies (groups 1 and 3). There was no significant difference in respiratory symptoms or lung function among the four groups. No bi-allelic genetic mutations were detected among patients with complex CVM.

Conclusions: This study identified a relatively lower mean nasal NO level, suggestive of relative ciliary dyskinesia, among subjects with complex CVM. Pulmonary function and clinical symptoms did not reflect significant pulmonary disease among those with complex CVM.

Keywords: heterotaxy; primary ciliary dyskinesia.

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