Borderline sweat test: Utility and limits of genetic analysis for the diagnosis of cystic fibrosis

Clinical Biochemistry

Volumn 42, Issue 7-8, 2009, Pages 611-616

  Seia, Manuela ^a   Costantino, Lucy ^a   Paracchini, Valentina ^a   Porcaro, Luigi ^a   Capasso, Patrizia ^a   Coviello, Domenico ^a   Corbetta, Carlo ^b   Torresani, Erminio ^a   Magazzù, Domenico ^c   Consalvo, Vincenza ^a   Monti, Alice ^a   Costantini, Diana ^a   Colombo, Carla ^a  

^a FONDAZIONE IRCCS POLICLINICO SAN MATTEO   (Italy)

^b ICP   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

CFTR; Cystic fibrosis; Diagnosis; Electrolyte level; Genetics; Sweat test

Indexed keywords

CHLORIDE; DNA; ELECTROLYTE; TRANSMEMBRANE CONDUCTANCE REGULATOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUTATION; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SWEAT TEST;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; CYSTIC FIBROSIS TRANSMEMBRANE CONDUCTANCE REGULATOR; DNA MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SWEAT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 63949083464     PISSN: 00099120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinbiochem.2009.01.006     Document Type: Article

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