Aquagenic wrinkling of the palms in a patient with cystic fibrosis

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 369, Issue 24, 2013, Pages 2362-2363

  Grasemann, Hartmut ^a   Ratjen, Felix ^a   Solomon, Melinda ^a  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLORIDE; CYSTIC FIBROSIS TRANSMEMBRANE CONDUCTANCE REGULATOR; IVACAFTOR;

AQUAGENIC WRINKLING; BATH; CASE REPORT; CFTR GENE; CHILD; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CYSTIC FIBROSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; GENE DELETION; GENE FUNCTION; GENOTYPE; HAND PALM; HUMAN; LETTER; MAINTENANCE THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SWEAT; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT RESPONSE; WRINKLE;

EID: 84889770038     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMc1308349     Document Type: Letter

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