Radiation-induced pneumonitis and fibrosis in the lung after treatment to the thoracic cavity for malignant disease currently limit the maximum tolerated dose to that region. It has been suggested tha...
The cystic fibrosis protein (CFP) and ciliary dyskinesia activities (CDA) in sera from CF homozygotes, heterozygote carriers, and individuals with bronchial asthma have been partially purified. Concur...
The number of complex cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) genotypes identified as having double-mutant alleles with two mutations inherited in cis has been growing. We investiga...
Data derived from a cross-sectional analysis of 7,566 patients stratified into six age groups were used to compare lung function, body mass index (BMI), and weight for age in patients with and without...
Cystic fibrosis (CF) patients commonly suffer from chronic sinusitis. Mutations of a single gene, the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) gene, have been associated with CF. Fun...
Nephrogenic systemic fibrosis is a condition with significant and often debilitating cutaneous manifestations. Recent research on this disease has delineated an association between nephrogenic systemi...