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Notes on cystic fibrosis c Overview of gastrointestinal disease 2-4-13

q • GERD is estimated to be six to eight times more common in patients with CF than in otherwise healthy children.

q CF-related diabetes — Many patients with exocrine pancreatic insufficiency also develop endocrine pancreatic dysfunction, which ultimately progresses to cystic fibrosis related diabetes

q The production of abnormal mucins may also contribute to the formation of gallstones. Patients