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Chronic sino-pulmonary infections and male infertility | ||
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Young syndrome, cystic fibrosis, immotile cilia syndrome | ||
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(1a) | Young's syndrome. Obstructive azoospermia and chronic sinopulmonary infections. Handelsman DJ, Conway AJ, et al. N Engl J Med 1984 Jan 5;310(1):3-9. Pubmed+Abstract Similars | |
(1b) | McKusick 279000 = Young syndrome. | |
(2) | "Immotile-cilia" syndrome and ciliary abnormalities induced by infection and injury. Afzelius BA. Am Rev Respir Dis. 1981;124:107-109. | |
(-) | Inherited Diseases of the Lung. Lieberman J. Philadelphia: Saunders, 1988: 87-98. Amazon.com Advocates examining the head of the epididymis (looking for a cystic mass) in all men with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, even those who have fathered a child. The reason is: obstruction of the epididymis may not be complete until years after puberty, and several men with Young syndrome have fathered children relatively early in their lives. |
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Cilia syndromes | ||
101. | Ciliary dysmorphology and dysfunction--primary or acquired? [editorial; comment]. Boat TF, Carson JL. N Engl J Med 1990 Dec 13;323(24):1700-2. Pubmed Similars | |
102. | Random ciliary orientation. A cause of respiratory tract disease [see comments]. Rutland J, de Iongh RU. N Engl J Med 1990 Dec 13;323(24):1681-4. Pubmed Similars | |
Immunology of chronic sinopulmonary infection | ||
103. | Immunoglobulin G and its function in the human respiratory tract. Reynolds HY. Mayo Clin Proc 1988 Feb;63(2):161-74. Pubmed+Abstract Similars | |
104. | NIH conference. New insights into common variable immunodeficiency [see comments]. Sneller MC, Strober W, et al. Ann Intern Med 1993 May 1;118(9):720-30. Pubmed+Abstract Similars |
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