Delayed puberty in girls with cystic fibrosis despite good clinical status.

doi:10.1542/peds.99.1.29

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Delayed puberty in girls with cystic fibrosis despite good clinical status.

Pediatrics - 1 Jan 1997

Johannesson M, Gottlieb C, Hjelte L

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BACKGROUND: Previous studies have shown that puberty is delayed among patients with cystic fibrosis (CF). Malnutrition has been considered the main etiologic factor. Today with improved medical therapy and nutritional support, most CF patients obtain an almost normal nutritional status. OBJECTIVE...

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Adolescent
Age Factors
Arachidonic Acid
Body Mass Index
Child
Chromosomes, Human, Pair 7
Cystic Fibrosis
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Genotype
Humans
Menarche
Nutritional Status
Phospholipids
Point Mutation
Puberty, Delayed
Retrospective Studies

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