TY - JOUR T1 - Nasal nitric oxide for early diagnosis of familial primary ciliary dyskinesia JF - Archives of Disease in Childhood JO - Arch Dis Child SP - 452 LP - 453 DO - 10.1136/adc.2008.138636 VL - 93 IS - 5 AU - A Bodini AU - S Rugolotto AU - U Pradal AU - G Zanotto AU - D Peroni Y1 - 2008/05/01 UR - http://adc.bmj.com/content/93/5/452.abstract N2 - Primary ciliary dyskinesia (PCD) is an autosomal recessive disorder characterised by ultrastructural and/or motility defects of cilia that are commonly associated with recurrent or chronic respiratory symptoms.1 For the majority of these patients the onset of symptoms is early, and neonatal respiratory distress is common.1In patients with PCD, nasal nitric oxide levels (nNO) are lower than those observed in healthy subjects.2 Normal nNO values are available for school-aged children,3 and recently some indications have been obtained for younger children.4A 3190 g male infant (case 1) was delivered spontaneously, after an uncomplicated pregnancy, at 40 weeks of gestation. APGAR scores were 9 and 10 at 1 and 5 minutes … ER -