[Cystic fibrosis from the exocrine pancreatic point of view].

Abstract excerpt

Cystic fibrosis (CF) is the most common life-limiting autosomal recessive genetic disorder in Caucasians and is characterized by a wide variability of clinical expression. The vast majority of patients with CF have pancreatic insufficiency (PI) requiring exogenous pancreatic enzyme replacement therapy with meals. It is caused by mutations in the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) gene,...

Topics

• Cystic Fibrosis
• Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance Regulator
• Enzyme Therapy
• Enzymes
• Humans
• Mutation
• Pancreas