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A Multicenter Screening Study [PDF]
Background In cystic fibrosis, highly variable glucose tolerance is suspected. However, no study provided within-patient coefficients of variation.
Ballmann, Manfred +6 more
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A MUCOLYTIC WITH ANTIINFLAMMATORY QUALITIES FOR CHILDREN SUFFERED FROM CYSTIC FIBROSIS: DORNASE ALFA
Chronic inflammation of airways always takes place in case of cystic fibrosis. Being a powerful mucolytic, dornase alfa also has antiinflammatory and antibacterial qualities.
O. I. Simonova +2 more
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Methods for Discerning the Impact of Mucus on Host Defenses Against Viral Infection
Abstract Mucus is an important component of airway host defenses that acts by enabling the trapping and clearance of infectious materials such as bacteria and viruses. It can be difficult, however, to design experiments that independently determine the extent to which mucus contributes to innate barrier functions in the lung.
Maria Corkran +3 more
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Poorer European Countries are Less Concerned about Biotechnology than Richer Countries [PDF]
The author examines the relationship between GNP, media coverage, and public perceptions of the utility, risk, and acceptability of medical and food-related applications of ...
Siegrist, Michael
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PSYCHOLOGICAL-PEDAGOGICAL ASPECTS OF TREATING CHILDREN WITH MUCOVISCIDOSIS
The article is dedicated to optimization of psychological help rendering to children with mucoviscidosis. The authors emphasize the need in multidisciplinary approach to rehabilitation of such children and present results of a study of psychological ...
T. V. Sviridova +3 more
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ABSTRACT Background Patient and family advisory councils (PFACs) are increasingly recognised as a promising approach for improving patient safety (PS) through patient engagement (PE) at the organisational level. However, PFAC stakeholders often lack the necessary knowledge and competence to engage effectively in PS‐related issues with healthcare ...
Larissa Brust +2 more
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Uncommon histopathological oral findings in an autopsied infant with cystic fibrosis.
Cystic Fibrosis or Mucoviscidosis is a hereditary genetic disease that attacks mainly children and young adults. It is characterized by a general dysfunction of the exocrine glands.
Eduardo Rodrigues Fregnani +5 more
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PEG closure in the second attempt
Background and study aims: This case report demonstrates successful endoscopic treatment of a persistent gastrocutaneous fistula after removal of a percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) in a 21-year-old patient with mucoviscidosis after lung ...
Leif Schiffmann +2 more
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Malignancies in patients with cystic fibrosis: a case series
Background Previous reports have shown an increased number of colorectal cancers in patients with cystic fibrosis. We assessed the database of our cystic fibrosis center to identify patients with all kinds of cancer retrospectively. All patients visiting
Dorothea Appelt +3 more
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Working with Miraculous Mice: Mus musculus as a Model Organism
Abstract The laboratory mouse has been described as a “miracle” model organism, providing a window by which we may gain an understanding of ourselves. Since the first recorded mouse experiment in 1664, the mouse has become the most used animal model in biomedical research.
Anick Standley +4 more
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