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Comparison of radiographic and clinical characteristics of low-risk and high-risk cystic fibrosis genotypes.
International forum of allergy & rhinology - 1 Nov 2014
Ferril Geoffrey R, Nick Jerry A, Getz Anne E, Barham Henry P, Saavedra Milene T, Taylor-Cousar Jennifer L, Nichols David P, Curran-Everett Douglas, Kingdom Todd T, Ramakrishnan Vijay R
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Patients with cystic fibrosis (CF) exhibit a wide range of disease severity, and can be broadly stratified into high-risk and low-risk groups based on cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) mutation class. Patients with a low-risk genotype are often diagnosed as adults, with milder disease and lower sweat chloride values. The aim of the current study was to better understand...
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