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Clinical denouement and mutation analysis of patients with cystic fibrosis undergoing liver transplantation for biliary cirrhosis.
The Journal of pediatrics - 1 Dec 1995
Mack D R, Traystman M D, Colombo J L, Sammut P H, Kaufman S S, Vanderhoof J A, Antonson D L, Markin R S, Shaw B W, Langnas A N
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OBJECTIVE: To describe the clinical characteristics of patients with cystic fibrosis considered for liver transplantation and the clinical outcome after transplantation. METHODS: Patient charts were reviewed. Mutation analysis was performed on blood or liver tissue samples with a panel of 17 mutations. RESULTS: Eight patients (five girls) with cystic fibrosis have undergone orthotopic liver transplantation for...
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