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Use of monoclonal faecal elastase-1 concentration for pancreatic status assessment in cystic fibrosis patients.
Jornal de pediatria - 1 Jan 2000
Gonzales Andréa C S, Vieira Sandra M G, Maurer Rafael L, Silva Fernando A A e, Silveira Themis R
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To assess the concentration of faecal elastase-1 (EL-1) in pediatric patients with cystic fibrosis with mutation DeltaF508. METHODS: Cross-sectional study with samples collected consecutively from 51 patients aged 4 months to 17 years old (mean 9.11±4.74); 32 (62.8%) patients were male. Clinical-demographic data were collected, as well as data on the type of mutation. Exocrine pancreatic insufficiency...
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