All of the following are associated with Kartagener syndrome (immotile cilia syndrome) except:: (A) Bronchiectasis, (B) Sterility, (C) Chronic sinusitis, (D) Cleft palate
Answer is D. Kartagener syndrome consists of bronchiectasis, chronic sinusitis, sterility and situs inversus. It is a disorder of ciliary motility. There is a genetic defect in the dynein complexes of axonemes.