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. 1992 Mar;47(3):202–203. doi: 10.1136/thx.47.3.202

Cystic fibrosis in a 70 year old woman.

P van Biezen 1, S E Overbeek 1, C Hilvering 1
PMCID: PMC1021013  PMID: 1519198

Abstract

A 68 year old woman with a lifelong history of chronic bronchitis was diagnosed as having cystic fibrosis. The diagnosis was based on a suggestive family history, steatorrhoea, bronchiectasis with respiratory insufficiency, and very high sweat sodium content. The patient was found to be heterozygous for the delta F 508 gene defect.

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