Increased frequency of cystic fibrosis among infants with jejunoileal atresia

American Journal of Medical Genetics

Volumn 78, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 446-449

  Roberts, Helen E ^a,b,c   Cragan, Janet D ^a   Cono, Joanne ^a   Khoury, Muin J ^a   Weatherly, Mark R ^b   Moore, Cynthia A ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Birth defects surveillance; Cystic fibrosis; Jejunoileal atresia; Meconium ileus

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; HUMAN; ILEUM; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INTESTINE ATRESIA; JEJUNUM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES;

ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; ETHNIC GROUPS; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; GENETIC COUNSELING; GEORGIA; HUMANS; ILEUM; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INTESTINAL ATRESIA; JEJUNUM; MALE; MEDICAL RECORDS; PREVALENCE; REGISTRIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 0031877137     PISSN: 01487299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-8628(19980806)78:5<446::AID-AJMG9>3.0.CO;2-J     Document Type: Article

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