Article
[Cystic fibrosis in adulthood].
La Revue de medecine interne - 1 Dec 2001
Durieu I
Abstract excerpt
Cystic fibrosis (CF) is an autosomal recessive disorder caused by mutations of the CFTR gene. The number of adult CF patients increased dramatically, since life expectancy is now around thirty years. CF is usually a pediatric disease. In adult patients the disease associate a diffuse bronchectasi...
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