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Late diagnosis defines a unique population of long-term survivors of cystic fibrosis.
American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine - 15 Mar 2005
Rodman David M, Polis Jillian M, Heltshe Sonya L, Sontag Marci K, Chacon Cathy, Rodman Rachel V, Brayshaw Sara J, Huitt Gwen A, Iseman Michael D, Saavedra Milene T, Taussig Lynn M, Wagener Jeffrey S, Accurso Frank J, Nick Jerry A
Abstract excerpt
Although the median survival for patients with cystic fibrosis (CF) is 32.9 years, a small group of patients live much longer. We analyzed the genotype and phenotype of CF patients 40 years and older seen between 1992 and 2004 at the National Jewish Medical and Research Center (n = 55). These patients were divided into two groups according to age at diagnosis: an early diagnosis (ED) group, median age at...
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