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Highlights from the 2017 North American Cystic Fibrosis Conference
Stacey L Martiniano1, Demet Toprak2, Thida Ong2
1Department of Pediatrics, University of Colorado Denver Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado.
Abstract:
The 31st annual North American Cystic Fibrosis Conference (NACFC) was held in Indianapolis, IN on November 2-4, 2017. Abstracts of presentations from the conference were published in a supplement to Pediatric Pulmonology [2017; Pediatr Pulmonol Suppl. 52: S1-S776]. The current review summarizes several major topic areas addressed at the conference: the pathophysiology and basic science of cystic fibrosis (CF) lung disease, clinical trials, clinical management issues, and quality improvement (QI). In this review, we describe emerging concepts in several areas of CF research and care.
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