The prevalence and clinical characteristics of cystic fibrosis in South Asian Canadian immigrants

Background: Cystic fibrosis (CF) is considered to be rare among individuals from the Indian subcontinent. Furthermore, affected individuals are reported to experience a more severe clinical course. Aims: It was hypothesised that CF is under diagnosed in people of South Asian origin and therefore the...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Archives of disease in childhood 2005-07, Vol.90 (7), p.675-679
Hauptverfasser:	Mei-Zahav, M, Durie, P, Zielenski, J, Solomon, M, Tullis, E, Tsui, L-C, Corey, M
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adolescent Adult Age Age Differences Age Distribution Age Groups Asia, Southeastern - ethnology Asian Continental Ancestry Group Asians Biological and medical sciences Body Composition Body Weight Censuses Child Child Health Child, Preschool Cystic fibrosis Cystic Fibrosis - ethnology Cystic Fibrosis - genetics Cystic Fibrosis - physiopathology Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance Regulator - genetics Deoxyribonucleic acid Development and progression diagnosis DNA Environmental Influences Errors of metabolism Ethnic Groups Ethnicity Forced Expiratory Volume Genotype Health aspects Humans Hypotheses Infant Infant, Newborn Medical sciences Metabolic diseases Middle Aged Minority & ethnic groups Miscellaneous hereditary metabolic disorders Multiple Regression Analysis Mutation Nutrition Nutritional status Ontario - epidemiology Original Patients Population Prevalence Prevalence studies (Epidemiology) Scientific Concepts South Asians Statistical Analysis White people Whites
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