What is a cystic fibrosis diagnosis?

doi:10.1016/s0272-5231(05)70091-5

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What is a cystic fibrosis diagnosis?

Clinics in chest medicine - 1 Sept 1998

Rosenstein B J

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Cystic fibrosis (CF) should be considered in patients with a wide variety of clinical presentations and of diverse racial and ethnic backgrounds. In most cases the diagnosis is suggested by manifestations of chronic sinopulmonary disease and exocrine pancreatic insufficiency, and then confirmed b...

Topics

Child
Cystic Fibrosis
DNA Mutational Analysis
Diagnosis, Differential
Heterozygote
Humans
Infant
Infant, Newborn
Phenotype

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