Newborn screening (NBS) for cystic fibrosis (CF) is increasingly being implemented and is
soon likely to be in use throughout the United States, because early detection permits access …

Objective Cystic fibrosis (CF), caused by mutations in the CF transmembrane conductance
regulator (CFTR) gene, continues to present diagnostic challenges. Newborn screening and …

ContextAlthough Pseudomonas aeruginosa is the most common virulent respiratory pathogen
in cystic fibrosis (CF), the longitudinal development of P aeruginosa infection and its effect …

Objective. Despite its relative frequency among autosomal recessive diseases and the
availability of the sweat test, cystic fibrosis (CF) has been difficult to diagnose in early childhood, …

Numerous empirical studies demonstrate that corruption reduces investment and/or slows
growth. But how robust are these relationships? This question is answered by conducting a …

As part of the ongoing Wisconsin Cystic Fibrosis (CF) Neonatal Screening Project, we had
the unique opportunity to study the longitudinal relationship between Pseudomonas …

Most models and empirical tests of the relationship between corruption and democracy
assume corruption falls as democracy matures. Yet recent theoretical developments and case …

One hundred and ninety-four patients with extra-abdominal desmoid tumors, most of them in
the extremities, have been treated at the Mayo Clinic. One hundred and thirty-two patients (…

Discusses the potential opportunities and pitfalls of introducing market forces into the process
of water allocation. Proposes several preconditions for beneficial privatization of water …

Metastasis from a giant-cell tumor of bone that is histologically benign has become a recognized
entity. To date, thirty-one pathologically proved cases have been reported in the world …