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Clinical sensitivity of prenatal screening for cystic fibrosis via CFTR carrier testing in a United States panethnic population by Palomaki, Glenn E., Fitzsimmons, Stacey C., Haddow, James E.

“…Purpose: To estimate CFTR mutation frequencies, clinical sensitivities (proportions of carrier couples or affected fetuses detected), and birth prevalence…”
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Predictive 5-year survivorship model of Cystic Fibrosis by LIOU, Theodore G, ADLER, Frederick R, FITZSIMMONS, Stacey C, CAHILL, Barbara C, HIBBS, Jonathan R, MARSHALL, Bruce C

“…The objective of this study was to create a 5-year survivorship model to identify key clinical features of cystic fibrosis. Such a model could help researchers…”
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Early Diagnosis of Cystic Fibrosis in the Newborn Period and Risk of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Acquisition in the First 10 Years of Life: A Registry-Based Longitudinal Study by Wang, Sophia S, FitzSimmons, Stacey C, O'Leary, Leslie A, Rock, Michael J, Gwinn, Marta L, Khoury, Muin J

“…Controlled clinical trial data have suggested that identifying asymptomatic cystic fibrosis (CF) patients through newborn screening improves health outcomes of…”
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The association of socioeconomic status with outcomes in cystic fibrosis patients in the United States by SCHECHTER, Michael S, SHELTON, Brent J, MARGOLIS, Peter A, FITZSIMMONS, Stacey C

“…There is considerable variability in the clinical course of disease in cystic fibrosis (CF). Although currently unidentified modifier genes might explain some…”
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Cancer Risk in Nontransplanted and Transplanted Cystic Fibrosis Patients: A 10-Year Study by Maisonneuve, Patrick, FitzSimmons, Stacey C., Neglia, Joseph P., Campbell, Preston W., Lowenfels, Albert B.

“…Background: Cancer in patients with cystic fibrosis (CF), the most common genetic disorder in Caucasians, has been a rare event. However, more patients now…”
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Survival Effect of Lung Transplantation Among Patients With Cystic Fibrosis by Liou, Theodore G, Adler, Frederick R, Cahill, Barbara C, FitzSimmons, Stacey C, Huang, David, Hibbs, Jonathan R, Marshall, Bruce C

“…CONTEXT Patients with cystic fibrosis (CF) are the second largest group of lung transplant recipients in the United States. The survival effect of…”
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Risk of Persistent Growth Impairment after Alternate-Day Prednisone Treatment in Children with Cystic Fibrosis by Lai, Hui-Chuan, FitzSimmons, Stacey C, Allen, David B, Kosorok, Michael R, Rosenstein, Beryl J, Campbell, Preston W, Farrell, Philip M

“…Glucocorticoids are administered to patients with cystic fibrosis for acute indications, such as bronchiolitis, 1 bronchial hyperreactivity, 2 and allergic…”
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The impact of early cystic fibrosis diagnosis on pulmonary function in children by Wang, Sophia S., O'Leary, Leslie A., FitzSimmons, Stacey C., Khoury, Muin J.

“…Objective: To investigate the impact of early diagnosis on pulmonary function in a large cohort of children with cystic fibrosis (CF). Study design: CF cases…”
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High-Dose Pancreatic-Enzyme Supplements and Fibrosing Colonopathy in Children with Cystic Fibrosis by FitzSimmons, Stacey C, Burkhart, Greg A, Borowitz, Drucy, Grand, Richard J, Hammerstrom, Thomas, Durie, Peter R, Lloyd-Still, John D, Lowenfels, Albert B

“…In January 1994, Smyth et al. 1 described five children with cystic fibrosis in the United Kingdom in whom submucosal fibrosis affecting primarily the proximal…”
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The Risk of Cancer among Patients with Cystic Fibrosis by Neglia, Joseph P, FitzSimmons, Stacey C, Maisonneuve, Patrick, Schöni, Martin H, Schöni-Affolter, Franziska, Corey, Mary, Lowenfels, Albert B

“…Cystic fibrosis is the commonest recessive genetic disease of whites. About 2 to 4 percent of all white persons carry the gene for cystic fibrosis, and there…”
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Updated assessment of cystic fibrosis mutation frequencies in non-Hispanic Caucasians by Palomaki, Glenn E., Haddow, James E., Bradley, Linda A., Fitzsimmons, Stacey C.

“…Purpose: To update estimates of individual and cumulative cystic fibrosis (CF) mutation frequencies in non-Hispanic Caucasians for the prenatal screening panel…”
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A longitudinal survey of self-reported bowel habits in the United States by EVERHART, J. E, GO, V. L. W, JOHANNES, R. S, FITZSIMMONS, S. C, ROTH, H. P, WHITE, L. R

“…Information concerning bowel habits was gathered from a representative sample of 14,407 United States adults in the first National Health and Nutrition…”
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The Impact of Early Cystic Fibrosis Diagnosis on Pulmonary Function in Children by Wang, Sophia S, O’Leary, Leslie A, FitzSimmons, Stacey C, Khoury, Muin J

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Priorities for Lung Transplantation Among Patients With Cystic Fibrosis by Liou, Theodore G, Adler, Frederick R, Cahill, Barbara C, FitzSimmons, Stacey C, Huang, David, Hibbs, Jonathan R, Marshall, Bruce C

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Colonic Strictures in Patients with Cystic Fibrosis: Results of a Survey of 114 Cystic Fibrosis Care Centers in the United States by Freiman, Joel P, FitzSimmons, Stacey C

“…SUMMARYWe describe 15 cases of stricture of the colon requiring surgery in cystic fibrosis patients identified from a survey of 114 cystic fibrosis care…”
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The changing epidemiology of cystic fibrosis by FitzSimmons, S C

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Gastrointestinal Cancer and the Cystic Fibrosis Gene by Audeh, M W

“…To the Editor: Neglia et al. (Feb. 23 issue) 1 report an increased incidence of gastrointestinal cancer in patients with cystic fibrosis and suggest a relation…”
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The changing epidemiology of cystic fibrosis by FitzSimmons, S C

“…Data from 17,857 patients with cystic fibrosis submitted in 1990 to the registry maintained by the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation were used to described their…”
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Comparison of the clinical manifestations of cystic fibrosis in black and white patients by Hamosh, Ada, FitzSimmons, Stacey C., Macek, Milan, Knowles, Michael R., Rosenstein, Beryl J., Cutting, Garry R.

“…No large-scale studies of the incidence or disease severity of cystic fibrosis (CF) in black patients have been reported to date. In this study, the CF…”
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Epidemiologic study of cystic fibrosis: Design and implementation of a prospective, multicenter, observational study of patients with cystic fibrosis in the U.S. and Canada by Morgan, Wayne J., Butler, Steven M., Johnson, Charles A., Colin, Andrew A., FitzSimmons, Stacey C., Geller, David E., Konstan, Michael W., Light, Michael J., Rabin, Harvey R., Regelmann, Warren E., Schidlow, Daniel V., Stokes, Dennis C., Wohl, Mary Ellen B., Kaplowitz, Haley, Wyatt, Matthew M.

“…Cystic fibrosis (CF) is a complex illness characterized by chronic lung infection leading to deterioration in function and respiratory failure in over 85% of…”
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