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Cystic Fibrosis

References

Balfour-Lynn I, Walters S, Dezateux C. Inhaled corticosteroids for cystic fibrosis. The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. 2005. Available at URL: http://www.cochrane.org/cochrane/revabstr/AB001915.htm.

Beers MH, Berkow R. Cystic fibrosis. The Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy, Seventeenth Edition. No date given. Available at URL: http://www.merck.com/mrkshared/mmanual/home.jsp. Accessed March 2007 and February 2008.

Boat TF. Cystic fibrosis in the post-CFTR era. NIH Consensus Development Conference on Genetic Testing for Cystic Fibrosis. No date given. Available at URL: http://consensus.nih.gov/con/106/106_abstract. pdf. Accessed June 2005.

ClinicalTrials.gov A Phase 2a, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study of VX-770 to Evaluate Safety, Pharmacokinetics, and Biomarkers of CFTR Activity in Cystic Fibrosis (CF) Subjects With Genotype G551D http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT00457821?term=VX-770&rank=1 Accessed February 2008.

Clinicaltrials.gov A Phase 2 Study of PTC124 as an Oral Treatment for Nonsense-Mutation-Mediated Cystic Fibrosis http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT00234663?term=cystic+fibrosis&rank=7 Accessed February 2008.

Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. No date given. Available at URL: http://www.cff.org. Accessed June 2005 and February 2008.

Mayo Clinic. Diseases and conditions. Cystic fibrosis. March 2, 2006. Available at URL: http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/cystic-fibrosis/DS00287. Accessed March 2007 and February 2008.

Milavetz G and Smith JJ. Cystic fibrosis. In: Dipiro JT, Talbert R, Yee G, eds. Pharmacotherapy: A Pathophysiology Approach; 6th edition. New York: McGraw-Hill; 2005: 591-603.

National Institutes of Health. Research with red tide toxin yields potential therapies for cystic fibrosis. [press release] November 16, 2004. Available at URL: http://www.nih.gov/news/pr/nov2004/niehs-16.htm. Accessed June 2005 and February 2008.

Preimplatation Genetic Diagnosis (PGD) Program. No date given. Available at URL: http://www.fertilitycenter-uconn.org/programs_preimplantation_diseases.htm. Accessed June 2005 and February 2008.

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Pulmonology Channel. Cystic fibrosis-lung-treatment. No date given. Available at URL: http://www.pulmonologychannel.com/cf/treatment_lung.shtml. Accessed March 2007 and February 2008.

Reed MD. The pathophysiology and treatment of cystic fibrosis. The Journal of Pediatric Pharmacy Practice. 1997;2(5):285-306.

Rowe S, Miller S, Sorscher E. Mechanisms of disease: cystic fibrosis. New England Journal of Medicine. 2005;352:1992-2001.

Trypson: The Test. October 25, 2004. Available at URL: http://www.labtestsonline.org/understanding/analytes/trypsin/test.html. Accessed June 2005 and February 2008.

United States Food and Drug Administration. FDA News: FDA approves first DNA-based test to detect cystic fibrosis [press release]. May 9, 2005. Available at URL: http://www.fda.gov/bbs/topics/NEWS/2005/NEW01178.html. Accessed May 2005 and February 2008.

Yankaskas JR, Marshall BC, Sufian B, etal. Cystic fibrosis adult care consensus conference report. Chest. 2004; 125:IS-39S.

Your Lung Health. Revised May 26, 2005. Available at URL: http://www.yourlunghealth.org/staying_healthy/health_tips/helping_your_child.cfm. Accessed May 2005 and February 2008.

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