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Genotype analysis in cystic fibrosis in relation to the occurrence of diabetes mellitus.
Clinical genetics - 1 Apr 1993
Hamdi I, Payne S J, Barton D E, McMahon R, Green M, Shneerson J M, Hales C N
Abstract excerpt
Carbohydrate intolerance and frank diabetes mellitus (DM) are recognised features of cystic fibrosis (CF), but their cause has not been established. Damage to the islet cells due to pancreatic fibrosis is the most common explanation. The relationship between the genotype and the occurrence of diabetes mellitus has been examined in 21 cystic fibrosis patients attending our out-patient chest clinics. DNA samples...
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