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Cystic fibrosis in Canadian Hutterites.
Pediatric pulmonology - 1 Feb 2020
Pasterkamp Hans, Menzies Kathryn J, Bayomi Dennis J
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The Hutterite Brethren are a communal group of Anabaptists who live in the Western regions of North America, predominantly in the Western Canadian provinces. Due to a founder effect, Hutterites have a high rate of cystic fibrosis (CF) with genotypes limited to only two CFTR mutations. One-third of Hutterite patients with CF are pancreatic sufficient. Previously we found an unexplained younger age at...
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