Diseases Studied

A collaboration between pulmonologists and immunologists across the consortium, the project will systematically characterize the clinical phenotype and laboratory profile of patients with chronic suppurative respiratory diseases that are typically referred to pediatric and adult pulmonologists. A primary goal of this project is to identify the genetic basis of suppurative respiratory disease, including those with primary ciliary dyskinesia, primary immunodeficiencies, and other genetic disorders that interfere with airway defenses in patients without a confirmed genetic cause for their disease. This one-visit study includes a comprehensive medical history, physical exam, spirometry, nasal nitric oxide measurements, laboratory testing for genetics and immunologic evaluation, and a chest CT.

This longitudinal study will examine respiratory tract exacerbations in primary ciliary dyskinesia. Given their negative impact on the lives of people with primary ciliary dyskinesia, respiratory tract exacerbations are obvious targets for interventional trials designed to establish evidence-based guidelines for their prevention and treatment. This longitudinal, multicenter study will define clinical features that characterize exacerbations, and examine innovative mobile health monitoring tools, including home spirometry, validated disease-specific quality of life instruments, and novel bedside digital cough monitoring over a one-year period.

A collaboration between pulmonologists, immunologists, and otolaryngologists at four sites, this project is designed to comprehensively define and compare the clinical manifestations and morbidity of upper airway involvement in primary ciliary dyskinesia and primary immunodeficiencies. The main objective of this project is to collect critical data to inform the design of future clinical trials that treat upper airway disease in these conditions. This one-visit study will include a comprehensive medical history, targeted ENT physical, nasal endoscopy, mucus sample collection, nasal nitric oxide, smell identification testing, audiology assessment and a sinus CT.