Publications by authors named "Shivram Shastri"
Objective: To study the clinical and mutation profiles of children with cystic fibrosis in Jammu and Kashmir.
Methods: One hundred consecutive patients presenting with one or more phenotypic features suggestive of cystic fibrosis (CF) were screened by quantitative sweat chloride testing. For patients with positive/equivocal test result on two occasions, CFTR gene mutation analysis was done by polymerase chain reaction.