Research Article

Biallelic Variants in CCDC39 Gene Lead to Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia and Kartagener Syndrome

Table 1

Clinical manifestations and semen parameters of the two PCD individuals carrying CCDC39 variants.

IndividualF1 II-1 (female)F2 II-1 (male)

PCD-related phenomenon
RhinosinusitisNoNo
Wet coughYesYes
Otitis mediaNoNo
BronchiectasisYesYes
Situs inversusYesYes
Congenital heart diseaseNoNo
Semen analysis
Semen volume (mL)/6.7
Sperm concentration (106/mL)/1.4
Progressive motility (%)/0
Normal morphology (%)/0
Sperm vitality (%)/NA
Sperm morphology
Absent flagella (%)/3.5
Short flagella (%)/5.0
Coiled flagella (%)/82.5
Angulation (%)/1.5
Irregular caliber (%)/1.0

Abbreviations: PCD: primary ciliary dyskinesia; N/A: not available.