Daniel T. Layish

Late-Diagnosed Cystic Fibrosis in an Octogenarian With an Atypical Phenotype of Pancreatic Sufficiency and Preserved Pulmonary Function

Cystic fibrosis (CF) was historically described as a severe childhood disease associated with pancreatic destruction, malnutrition, recurrent respiratory infection, and early mortality. Advances in sweat chloride testing, cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) gene discovery, newborn screening, mult...