Cystic Fibrosis in Egyptian Children: Achievements and Future Directions

• Main Authors: Mona M. El Falaki (Author), Mona M. El Attar (Author), Nossa El Basha (Author), Nihal El Refai (Author), Walaa Shahin (Author), Hanan Mohsen (Author), Sara Ali (Author), Amr M. Mostafa (Author), Dina H. Hamed (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Cairo University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, 2021-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Cystic fibrosis (CF) is the most common potentially lethal and life-shortening genetic disease caused by mutations of the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) gene. Clinical consequences of the CFTR defect are site-specific and range from severe (lungs, pancreas, male reproduct...