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Use of fecal elastase-1 to classify pancreatic status in patients with cystic fibrosis.
The Journal of pediatrics - 1 Sept 2004
Borowitz Drucy, Baker Susan S, Duffy Linda, Baker Robert D, Fitzpatrick Laura, Gyamfi Joyce, Jarembek Kerry
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To test the hypothesis that some patients with cystic fibrosis (CF) are misclassified as pancreatic insufficient, using fecal elastase-1 (FE-1) to define pancreatic status. STUDY DESIGN: Subjects with CF at 33 CF centers filled out questionnaires and submitted a stool specimen that was analyzed for FE-1. Subjects taking pancreatic enzyme supplements (PES) were asked to discontinue them and perform a...
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