PCD full form in medical term is Primary ciliary dyskinesia, which is also known as Kartagener’s Syndrome. According to researchers and medical professionals, PCD is a rare condition in human beings that can be inherited from one generation to another. In this rare condition, cells containing cilia aren’t functioning properly to generate movement. And this can be happening in multiple organs or regions of the human body, such as the sinus, sperms, lungs (Bronchioles), fallopian tubes, etc.
Cilia cells have dynein arms, which keep 9 microtubules bound together and also contain the ATPase. The ATPase breaks down in ATP and further into energy to make the cilia move. This is how the cilia cells generate movement to serve various purposes in our body. For example, the tale of sperm is just like cilia, and because of PCD, sperm can’t move which leads to infertility in males. The same case is with females, the fallopian tubes have these cilia cells, and because of PCD, the fallopian tubes can’t move the eggs to the uterine cavity, which can cause infertility in females. Along with that, this rare condition can be the reason behind sinus and pulmonary infections.