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Osteoporosis associated with cystic fibrosis is becoming more important as the life expectancy of patients continues to improve. This study was done to determine the prevalence of osteoporosis and osteopenia in CF patients and to identify risk factors. We reviewed the medical charts of 103 adults and adolescents with Cystic Fibrosis who had undergone a dual energy X-ray absorptiometry (DEXA)...
One laboratory reports low activities for 2 blood copper enzymes in subjects with cystic fibrosis (CF), which suggests that moderate copper deficiency is common in this state. The present study attempted to confirm this proposition in 3 ways: repeat the measures for 1 of the 2 copper enzymes (superoxide dismutase) in a new group of CF patients (males and females, N = 38), add another copper enzyme...
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