Kartagener’s syndrome Disease

About Gene:

Kartagener’s syndrome is a genetic disease resulting in abnormal cilia movement. As a result, the patient is prone to chest infection and commonly develops symptoms such as a triad of situs inversus, chronic sinusitis, and bronchiectasis.

Number of Patients: 2

Disease Causing Genes:

Sign and Symptoms:

  1. Defective ciliary movement
  2. situs inversus
  3. chronic sinusitis
  4. bronchiectasis
  5. mucus stasis
  6. Pneumonia
  7. bronchiectasis
  8. asthma
  9. immotile spermatozoa

Diagnosis:

(1) Medical history collection (2) Physical examination (3) X-ray (4) Electrocardiogram (5) High-resolution computed tomography

Preventions:

Treatment: