Article
CFTR gene mutations in adults with disseminated bronchiectasis.
European journal of human genetics : EJHG - 1 Jan 2000
Girodon E, Cazeneuve C, Lebargy F, Chinet T, Costes B, Ghanem N, Martin J, Lemay S, Scheid P, Housset B, Bignon J, Goossens M
Abstract excerpt
The severity and type of clinical manifestations are variable in patients with cystic fibrosis (CF). The respiratory syndromes in these patients consist of lung infections associated with disseminated bronchiectasis (DB), asthma, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. To investigate the possi...
Topics
- Adult
- Aged
- Alleles
- Bronchiectasis
- Cohort Studies
- Cystic Fibrosis
- Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance Regulator
- DNA Mutational Analysis
- Female
- Genotype
- Humans
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Mutation
- Phenotype
- Polymorphism, Genetic
- Sweat