Zoekresultaten - 5 results
The effect of enteral tube feeding in cystic fibrosis: A registry based study.
(CF) remains equivocal. METHODS: A Belgian CF registry based, retrospective, longitudinal study, evaluated the pre- and post- ETF (n = 113) clinical evolution and compared each patient with 2 age, ...
What can the CF registry tell us about rare CFTR-mutations? A Belgian study.
Abstract: BACKGROUND: CFTR2 provides clinical and functional information of the most common CFTR-mutations. Rare mutations (RM s) occur in only a few patients with limited reported clinical data. Their role ...
Ethnicity impacts the cystic fibrosis diagnosis: A note of caution.
parameters in all patients, yet the influence of ethnicity has only scarcely been studied. We aimed at elucidating the impact of Asian descent on the diagnosis of CF. METHODS: We performed a retrospective ...
Treatment burden in patients with at least one class IV or V CFTR mutation
Index Young adult Abstract: CFTR mutations are grouped according to disease-causing mechanism. Several studies demonstrated that patients having at least one mutation of class IV /V, present with a milder ...
Is there evidence for correct diagnosis in cystic fibrosis registries?
comparing similar cohorts. OBJECTIVE AND METHODS: Explore patient characteristics in Belgian (B), French (F), German (G) and Dutch (NL) registries (total N=13,122) and determine whether they fulfill ...