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Severe cystic fibrosis associated with a deltaF508/R347H + D979A compound heterozygous genotype.
Clinical genetics - 1 Jan 1998
Hojo S, Fujita J, Miyawaki H, Obayashi Y, Takahara J, Bartholomew D W
Abstract excerpt
This report is concerned with twins with cystic fibrosis (CF). They are of mixed parentage: Japanese mother and German father. One case is presented with meconium ileus as a neonate. The other patient did relatively well until the age of 6 years when she was first hospitalized and diagnosed with pulmonary aspergillosis. They have been receiving standard therapies for CF including digestive enzymes, vitamins and...
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