Article
The cystic fibrosis gene and resting energy expenditure.
The Journal of pediatrics - 1 Dec 1991
Fried M D, Durie P R, Tsui L C, Corey M, Levison H, Pencharz P B
Abstract excerpt
To determine whether the increase in resting energy expenditure in cystic fibrosis is associated with the primary genetic defect (delta F508) or with declining pulmonary function, or both, we tested resting every energy expenditure prospectively in 32 male subjects (aged 7 to 39 years) who were n...
Topics
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Calorimetry
- Child
- Cystic Fibrosis
- Energy Metabolism
- Forced Expiratory Volume
- Genotype
- Humans
- Male
- Mutation
- Nutritional Status
- Statistics as Topic