Although there have been numerous reports from around the world of mutations in the gene
of chromosome 7 known as CFTR (cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator) …

Cystic fibrosis (CF) in the A sian population is less frequently reported due to under‐
diagnosis and lack of centralized CF patient registries. Clinical studies on CF cases from A …

Saudi Arabia has a population of 27.1 million. Prevalence of many autosomal recessive
disorders is higher than in other known populations. This is attributable to the high rate of …

Cystic fibrosis (CF) is an autosomal recessive genetic disease caused by mutations in the
CFTR gene, with various clinical manifestations that affect pulmonary, digestive, exocrine …

Cystic fibrosis (CF) is a lethal, monogenic disorder that affects multiple organ systems of the
body. The incidence has been described before in the Middle East to be 1 in 2000 to 1 in …

Cystic fibrosis (CF) was considered to be non‐existent in Indian subcontinent. Reports in last
one decade have suggested that cystic fibrosis occurs in India but its precise magnitude is …

This is the first guideline developed by the Saudi Thoracic Society for the diagnosis and
management of noncystic fibrosis bronchiectasis. Local experts including pulmonologists …

ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Cystic fibrosis (CF) occurs in populations in Saudi Arabia and
the Gulf area. Approximately 2000 known variants have been identified for the CF …

BACKGROUND: Cystic fibrosis (CF) is the most common autosomal recessive disease in
Caucasians; it is however, considered to be rare in the Arab populations. Reports of the …

Mucoviscidosis of the respiratory, gastrointestinal, and genitourinary tracts is the major
pathology in patients with cystic fibrosis (CF), a lethal monogenic panethnic and …