Liver Failure in a Chinese Cystic Fibrosis Child With Homozygous R553X Mutation

Cystic fibrosis (CF) is a relatively rare disease in Asians with various clinical characteristics, including CF-associated liver disease (CFLD), which is a common early non-pulmonary complication. This case report describes a Chinese CF patient harboring a homozygous nonsense mutation (c.1657C&g...

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Main Authors: Haiyan Li, Li Lin, Xiaoguang Hu, Changchong Li, Hailin Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Pediatrics
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fped.2019.00036/full