Normal sweat test does not exclude the diagnosis of cystic fibrosis;Un test de la sueur normal n'exclut pas le diagnostic de mucoviscidose

Archives de Pediatrie

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 594-596

  Sermet Gaudelus, I ^a   Bonnefont, J P ^a   Khoa, A T N ^a   Lenoir, G ^a  

^a HÔPITAL NECKER ENFANTS MALADES   (France)

Author keywords

Cystic fibrosis; Genotype; Sweating

Indexed keywords

EDITORIAL; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENOTYPE; LUNG FIBROSIS; SWEAT TEST;

EID: 0034093880     PISSN: 0929693X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0929-693X(00)80125-6     Document Type: Editorial

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