[Congenital ciliary dysfunction in children].

Congenital ciliary dysfunctions are recessively inherited disorders. The disorder is poorly recognized, if the patient has no situs inversus. The diagnosis is delayed, being made on the average at the age of over five years.

Infant stroke and beta-2-glycoprotein 1 antibodies: six cases.

Unlabelled: The binding of autoimmune anticardiolipin antibodies to phospholipid has been shown to require a plasma cofactor, beta-2-glycoprotein 1 (beta2-GPI). Antibodies against beta2-GPI are associated with both venous and arterial thrombosis in adults and have been suggested as a new antiphospholipid syndrome marker. We present six children with cerebral thrombosis at the age of 0-12 months, who had IgG antibodies to beta2-GPI (titers 26, 29, 31, 39, 101 and 109 SGU, when 20 SGU was the cut-off).