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Genetic modifiers of nutritional status in cystic fibrosis.
The American journal of clinical nutrition - 1 Dec 2012
Bradley Gia M, Blackman Scott M, Watson Christopher P, Doshi Vishal K, Cutting Garry R
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Improved nutrition early in life is associated with better pulmonary function for patients with cystic fibrosis (CF). However, nutritional status is poorly correlated with the CFTR genotype. OBJECTIVE: We investigated the extent to which modifier genes influence nutrition in children with CF. DESIGN: BMI data were longitudinally collected from the CF Twin-Sibling Study and Cystic Fibrosis Foundation...
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