Article
Endocrine and exocrine pancreatic function and the delta F508 mutation in cystic fibrosis.
Clinical genetics - 1 Nov 1991
Lanng S, Schwartz M, Thorsteinsson B, Koch C
Abstract excerpt
The relationship between the cystic fibrosis (CF) genotype and endocrine and exocrine pancreatic function was studied in 215 CF patients. In the 211 patients with the delta F508 mutation, endocrine pancreatic function (oral glucose tolerance; WHO criteria) was normal in 72.5%, impaired in 12.3%,...
Topics
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Child
- Child, Preschool
- Chromosome Deletion
- Cystic Fibrosis
- Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency
- Female
- Genetic Carrier Screening
- Glucose Tolerance Test
- Homozygote
- Humans