Incidence of Cystic Fibrosis in Ethnic Italians and Greeks and in Australians of Predominantly British Origin
- 1 March 1985
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Acta Paediatrica
- Vol. 74 (2) , 286-289
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1651-2227.1985.tb10966.x
Abstract
The incidence of cystic fibrosis among the Australian born children of parents born in Italy was 1:3625 live births and among Australian born children of parents born in Greece 1:3726. These incidences were significantly lower than the incidence for cystic fibrosis of 1:2021 in children born to Australian born parents, about 90% of whom have ancestors born in the British Isles. The figures suggest there are significant variations in the incidence of cystic fibrosis in different European populations.Keywords
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