Cystic fibrosis in one family.
Two patients with cystic fibrosis from the same family are reported. Both patients had features of chronic respiratory disease with evidence of pancreatic and other systemic manifestations. To our knowledge this is the first report from our country of cystic fibrosis multiplex cases occurring in the same family.
Narasingan
S N
SN
Government Stanley Medical College and Hospital, Madras.
Ramachandran
T
T
Viswanathan
V
V
Mohan
V
V
Venkatesh
S
S
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003241:Consanguinity; D003550:Cystic Fibrosis / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000235:genetics*; D048909:Diabetes Complications; D005808:Genes, Recessive; D006801:Humans; D007194:India / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male