Fibrosis

Early onset of poor bone mineralization revealed in children with cystic fibrosis

Published in Genomics and Genetics Weekly, May 18th, 2007

In a study of children with cystic fibrosis, French researchers found evidence of very early onset defective bone mineralization in the lumbar spine that was not caused by either nutritional status or lung disease. The lumbar spine is that part of the back between the ribs and the pelvis.

The results of the study, which included children from the age of 2 to puberty, appear in the first issue for May 2007 of the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, published by the American Thoracic Society.

Isabelle Sermet-Gaudelus, M.D., Ph.D., of the Service de Pédiatrie Générale, Hôpital Necker-Enfants Malades in Paris, and nine associates...

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Source: Genomics and Genetics Weekly (2007-05-18)

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