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Upper airway ciliary dysfunction in bronchiectasis: The EMBARC cilia cohort study

2026-02-04 respiratory medicine Title + abstract only
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Mucociliary clearance is a key component of the pathophysiology of bronchiectasis but cilia function is poorly defined. This study aims to characterize nasal ciliary function in bronchiectasis and examine associations with disease severity, infection, inflammation and outcome. Adults with bronchiectasis and healthy volunteers were recruited to the international observational study EMBARC-BRIDGE. Individuals with a known diagnosis of Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia (PCD) were excluded. Nasal respira...

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