Clinical, phenotype and genotype correlations in primary ciliary dyskinesia suspected children in Egypt
Genetic testing confirmed PCD in 50.7% of cases; based on published TEM-detectable ultrastructural defects, only 40.5% would likely have been detectable by TEM alone, highlighting the need for advanced diagnostics.
Authors
- Heymut Omran (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0282-6765)
- Rim Hjeij (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1464-7289)
- Heike Olbrich (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4355-353X)
- Tarek El-Desoky
- Dominik J. Otto (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6116-053X)
- Mohammad Al-Haggar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2572-7850)
- Bernd Dworniczak
- Engy Osman
- Hoda Rizk
Institutions
- Mansoura University (EG)
- Accadis Hochschule Bad Homburg (DE)
- University Hospital Münster (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences
- Published
- 2025-09-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fmolb.2025.1641739
- Primary Topic
- Cystic Fibrosis Research Advances
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00