Journal of the Pancreas Open Access

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

1. Strandvik B. Fatty acid abnormality is not secondary to malabsorption. JOP. J Pancreas (Online) 2004; 5:159.
2. 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]