Welcome at PCD UNIBE

 

PCD UNIBE is the interdisciplinary center for the diagnosis and research of Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia (PCD) at the University of Bern and the Inselspital Bern.

 

Primary ciliary dyskinesia is a congenital disorder that leads to impaired airway clearance due to a disturbance in motility of the cilia. The diagnosis is complex and usually requires various analyses.

 

PCD-UNIBE offers all currently available analytical methods in the field of ciliary dyskinesia via one contact point (application: see Diagnostics).

 

• Nasal nitric oxide measurement [nNO]
• High-speed video analysis [HSVM] of cilia motility and mucus transport
• Immunofluorescence
• Transmission electron microscopy
• Cell culture
• Genetic testing

 

Under the roof of PCD-UNIBE pediatric pneumologists, pediatricians, bio- and basic scientists are united.