Generoso Uomo*
Internal Medicine Department, 3rd Division, A. Cardarelli Hospital Via Cardarelli, 980131 Napoli, Italy
- *Corresponding Author:
- Generoso Uomo
Internal Medicine Department
3rd Division
A. Cardarelli Hospital
Via Cardarelli,
980131 Napoli
Italy
Tel: +39-081.747.2101
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E-mail: uomogir@servizievoluti.com
Received: April 26th, 2004
Keywords
Cystic Fibrosis; Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance Regulator; Malabsorption Syndromes; Malnutrition; Pancreatic Insufficiency; Published Erratum
REPLY
Dear Sir:
I would like to thank Dr. Standvik for her comment [1] which gives me the opportunity to rectify an error committed in citing the paper of Dr. Carlstedt et al. [2]. The scientific contribution of the Strandvik's group on this topic is without a doubt very important in the field and their paper was really the first report which suggests that fatty acid abnormality was not secondary to malabsorption in cystic fibrosis patients. I apologize for this serious mistake.
References
- Strandvik B. Fatty acid abnormality is not secondary to malabsorption. JOP. J Pancreas (Online) 2004; 5:159.
- Carlstedt-Duke J, Bronnegard M, Strandvik B. Pathological regulation of arachidonic acid release in cystic fibrosis: the putative basic defect. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 1986; 83:9202-6. [PMID 3097647]
