Diagnostic challenges of cystic fibrosis in patients of African origin

Journal of Tropical Pediatrics

Volumn 55, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 281-286

  Mutesa, Léon ^a   Bours, Vincent ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EPITHELIAL SODIUM CHANNEL; TRANSMEMBRANE CONDUCTANCE REGULATOR;

AFRICAN AMERICAN; AWARENESS; CHROMOSOME 19; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; EDITORIAL; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ETHNICITY; GENE DELETION; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE PHENOTYPE CORRELATION; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; KWASHIORKOR; LOSS OF FUNCTION MUTATION; MARASMUS; MISSENSE MUTATION; NEGRO; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; POPULATION RISK; PROTEIN CALORIE MALNUTRITION; SOCIOECONOMICS; SWEAT CHLORIDE TEST;

AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; CYSTIC FIBROSIS TRANSMEMBRANE CONDUCTANCE REGULATOR; HUMANS; MUTATION; PHENOTYPE;

EID: 73149086411     PISSN: 01426338     EISSN: 14653664     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/tropej/fmp064     Document Type: Editorial

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