Medical Definition cystic fibrosis noun : a common, progressive, hereditary disease of exocrine gland function that typically appears in infancy or early childhood and is marked by the accumulation of thick, sticky mucus in the ducts and passages of various organs and especially those of the lun...
Patient Preference and Adherence Dovepress open access to scientific and medical research Open Access Full Text Article Original Research Treatment satisfaction in cystic fibrosis: early patient experience with tobramycin inhalation powder This article was published in the following Dove Press journal: ...
Jaros$aw Kwiecien´ 12 and Jaros$aw Walkowiak*,2,13 Taking into account the reported incidence of hypolactasia in cystic fibrosis (CF) and the possible impact of milk products on nutritional status we aimed to assess the genetic predisposition to adult-type hypolactasia (ATH) and its incid...
We aimed to characterize a large newly established glucose tolerance subgroup named INDET (indeterminate; 1-h oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) > 11.0 but 2 h-OGTT < 7.8 mmol/L) in adult patients with cystic fibrosis (CF). Methods All CF participants (n = 252, ≥ 18 yrs without CFRD...
Pseudomonas aeruginosa Lung function Risk factors Genetic modifiers Children Cystic fibrosis 1. Introduction People with cystic fibrosis (pwCF) experience a decrease in lung function over the course of the disease, which is worsened by pulmonary exacerbations [1]. End-stage lung disease is caused by...
Anne-Françoise Roux1,3 and Mireille Claustres*,1,2,3 Cystic fibrosis (CF) is one of the most common indications for preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) for single gene disorders, giving couples the opportunity to conceive unaffected children without having to consider termination of pregnancy...
pathogens Article Cystic Fibrosis Clinical Isolates of Aspergillus fumigatus Induce Similar Muco-inflammatory Responses in Primary Airway Epithelial Cells Samantha A. McLean 1,† , Leilani Cullen 2,†, Dianne J. Gardam 3, Craig J. Schofield 1, Daniel R. Laucirica 1,2 , Erika N. Sutanto 1...