Association between genotype and pulmonary phenotype in cystic fibrosis patients with severe mutations.

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BACKGROUND: Despite numerous studies a clear relationship between genotype and pulmonary phenotype has not been established within the group pancreatic insufficient cystic fibrosis (CF) patients. We studied the relationship between class I and class II mutations and pulmonary function in Swedish patients with known CFTR functional classification. METHODS: 170 CF patients with two class II mutations, 18 with two...

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