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Delayed identification of compound heterozygous (Phe508del/Arg117His) cystic fibrosis variants in a patient awaiting liver transplantation.
BMJ case reports - 21 Nov 2023
Hu Mostin, McLellan Thomas, Grogono Dorothy, Karia Sumit, Herre Jurgen
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A man in his 60s undergoing liver transplant assessment was referred to the respiratory team after a thoracic CT scan revealed diffuse tree-in-bud changes. He had a history of infertility, chronic pancreatitis and liver cirrhosis with portal hypertension. Broncho-alveolar lavage was positive for Pseudomonas aeruginosa Genetic screening found two cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator variants:...
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