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Novel cystic fibrosis mutation (2215insG) in two adolescent Taiwanese siblings.
Journal of the Formosan Medical Association = Taiwan yi zhi - 1 Jul 2000
Wu C L, Shu S G, Zielenski J, Chiang C D, Tsui L C
Abstract excerpt
Cystic fibrosis (CF) is an autosomal recessive disorder that is rarely found in Asians. Only four cases of CF from four different families have been reported in Taiwan. We report two cases of CF involving two teenage siblings. Both presented with repeated airway infections, poor weight gain, clubbing of the fingers, hypoxemia, and obstructive ventilatory impairment. Multiple focal bronchiectases and emphysema...
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