Incidental Finding of a Homozygous p.M348K Asymptomatic Italian Patient Confirms the Many Faces of Cystic Fibrosis

Cystic fibrosis (CF; OMIM number 219700) is an autosomal recessive disease caused by mutations in the CFTR (cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator) gene, which results in abnormal viscous mucoid secretions in multiple organs and whose main clinical features are pancreatic insufficiency,...

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Main Authors: Rossana Molinario, Sara Palumbo, Paola Concolino, Sandro Rocchetti, Roberta Rizza, Giovanni Luca Scaglione, Angelo Minucci, Ettore Capoluongo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2015-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Genetics
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/289627