PCD Research

What is Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia (PCD)?
Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia (PCD) is an inherited (autosomal recessive) condition that affects approximately one in 7,500 people. Mutations in approximately 50 genes have been found to cause PCD. This leads to a range in disease severity.
One in 20 people are carriers, with one affected copy of a gene that causes PCD. Leaders in the field think that carriers might have a separate set of symptoms that overlap with difficult-to-treat asthma.

What are Cilia?
Cilia are like microscopic hairs that are found throughout the body, including in the airways and sinuses. Here they beat to clear out secretions and infections. In PCD, the cilia are abnormal and unable to move in the usual way. This means that secretions and infections affect the lungs, sinuses, ears and nose. Cilia are also important for the propulsion of sperm, so fertility is commonly affected as well.

Lack of Treatments
At present the respiratory aspect of PCD is managed by a brutal regimen of chest physiotherapy to try to prevent lung function decline. There are no dedicated treatments for PCD.

Why PCD Research?
PCD Research is the only charity in the world dedicated to improving the health of children and adults with Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia (PCD) by funding potentially curative research and advocating for evidence-based treatment.

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PCD Research was founded in January 2022 and has already raised in collaboration with the Nucleic Acid Therapeutic Accelerator over £300,000.

The first research funded by PCD looks to see if we can get cilia moving by using a molecular template to replace the faulty protein using mRNA technology. Find out more on our website.

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provides 2 flasks to grow cells for medical research

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enables researchers to create a living model of PCD to use to develop therapies

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provides the raw materials to test novel therapies for PCD

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