Article
Lack of effect of delta F508 mutation on aerobic capacity in patients with cystic fibrosis.
Clinical journal of sport medicine : official journal of the Canadian Academy of Sport Medicine - 1 Oct 1996
Kaplan T A, Moccia-Loos G, Rabin M, McKey R M
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: As aerobic exercise capacity, as defined by VO2max, is associated with patient functioning and possibly prognosis in cystic fibrosis (CF), correlations between VO2max phenotype and genotype may be of value. DESIGN: Retrospective clinical series. SETTING: Cystic fibrosis referral clinic...
Topics
- Adolescent
- Body Height
- Body Weight
- Cystic Fibrosis
- Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance Regulator
- Energy Metabolism
- Exercise Test
- Female
- Forced Expiratory Volume
- Genotype
- Heterozygote
- Homozygote
- Humans
- Lung
- Male
- Maximal Midexpiratory Flow Rate
- Mutation
- Oxygen Consumption