[Cystic fibrosis diabetes in adult].

Abstract excerpt

Cystic fibrosis is an autosomal recessive disorder affecting about 1/3500 case in France. The disease, that affects all epithelia, is responsible for pulmonary tract infections but also pancreas, gut, liver and genital tract abnormalities. It is linked to CFTR gene mutations, inducing unusually high increase of sodium chloride in sweat, used to track down the illness. deltaF508 CFTR mutation, encountered in 70%...

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