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Screening for cystic fibrosis-related diabetes: a systematic review.
Health technology assessment (Winchester, England) - 1 Jan 2012
Waugh N, Royle P, Craigie I, Ho V, Pandit L, Ewings P, Adler A, Helms P, Sheldon C
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BACKGROUND: Cystic fibrosis (CF) is an inherited disease that leads to damage to lungs, pancreas and other organs. Most people with CF die prematurely from lung disease, but survival has improved markedly over the decades and it is estimated that children born with CF now will live to an average age of 50 years. CF-related diabetes (CFRD) is due to damage to the pancreas, which, over time, loses its capacity to...
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