The following results were obtained: No significant difference was observed in sweat rate per gland between control subjects and patients with cystic fibrosis of the pancreas (CFP). Concentrations ...

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A specific characteristic of these patients is the presence of high salt concentration in their sweat. Diabetes may develop in people with cystic fibrosis because of damaged pancreas.

Cystic fibrosis (CF) is a genetic disorder that causes ... Paul di Sant’Agnese identified an increased salt content in the ...

but I think she has cystic fibrosis.” Denise did read about it ... and the extra salt comes out in their sweat. Eating salty ...

Change in sweat chloride from week 16 to week 40 VX-770: 2.2 mEq/L ± 12.2 CF = cystic fibrosis; CFQ-R = Cystic Fibrosis Questionnaire-Revised; FEV 1 = forced expiratory volume in 1 second.

A 7-year-old white female was admitted to the pediatric unit for recurrent bronchitis. She was referred to the otolaryngology clinic with complaints of chronic nasal stuffiness, usually clear with ...

CF is caused by a mutation in the gene for the protein cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR). This gene is required to regulate the components of sweat, digestive juices ...

The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation's Patient Registry is used to track ... Your CF data, including genetics, sweat test results, recent sputum culture, and visit history, is graphed and can be given to ...