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Cahit Şahin  (Şahin C) 1 Article
Case Report
Cystic fibrosis of pancreas and nephrotic syndrome: a rare association
Selvi Kelekçi, Müsemma Karabel, Aydın Ece, Velat Şen, Ali Güneş, İlyas Yolbaş, Cahit Şahin
Clin Exp Pediatr. 2013;56(10):456-458.   Published online October 31, 2013

Cystic fibrosis (CF) is a genetic disease with autosomal recessive inheritance and is common in Caucasian people. The prevalence of this disease is between 1/2,000 and 1/3,500 live births, and the incidence varies between populations. Although the CF transmembrane conductance regulator gene is expressed in the kidneys, renal involvement is rare. With advances in the treatment of CF, life expectancy...

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