Fibrosis
Research results from Baylor College of Medicine, College of Medicine update understanding of fibrosis in children
Published in Women's Health Weekly, October 4th, 2007
Investigators publish new data in the report "Correlation of chest radiograph pattern with genotype, age, and gender in adult cystic fibrosis: a single-center study." According to recent research from the United States, "Cystic fibrosis (CF) is a common lethal genetic disorder. The aim of this study was to determine the common chest radiograph (CXR) patterns in adult CF, and correlate disease distribution on CXRs with genotype, age, and gender."
"One hundred nine CF patients treated at Baylor Adult Cystic Fibrosis Center were identified. The intake CXR was reviewed and characterized as diffuse bilateral (DB), unilateral, upper lobe (UL), and lower lobe (LL) disease, or...
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