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Investigations

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Diagnosis of this condition is established based on the examination of cilia under electron microscopy.

Other useful investigations include the saccharin test of mucociliary clearance, which shows delayed clearance, and examination of nasal cilia under light microscopy, which reveals immotile cilia.


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