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Incidence of cystic fibrosis in the Albanian population.

Pediatric pulmonology - 1 Nov 2008

Festini Filippo, Taccetti Giovanni, Repetto Teresa, Mannini Claudia, Neri Stella, Bisogni Sofia, de Martino Maurizio

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BACKGROUND: Cystic fibrosis (CF) is the most common life-threatening genetic disease in the Western world. Its incidence varies between 1:4,000 and 1:2,500 among Europeans. No data are available on the incidence of CF among Albanians, mainly due to difficulties of the local health system. GOALS: To estimate the incidence of CF and the prevalence of healthy carrier status among Albanian ethnic people; to evaluate...

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PMID: 18972414
DOI: 10.1002/ppul.20920

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