Characterising cystic fibrosis in African populations: a scoping review protocol on phenotype, diagnosis, genetics and barriers to care

Leah Ratner, Diana Marangu-Boore, Samia Hamouda, Sandra Kwarteng Owusu, Joy Eze, Areej Dakshi, Seyram Wordui, Ahmed Hamdy, Sheila Agyeiwaa Owusu, Yeshidinber Weldetsadik, Ahmet Uluer, Houria Daimi, Nada El Makhzen, Hugues Abriel, Samya Nasr, Shahida Moosa, Chandra Swanson, Alexandria E Cronin, Marco Zampoli

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DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2025-110798
Published: 2026-02
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@article{allodium:10.1136/bmjopen-2025-110798,
  title = {Characterising cystic fibrosis in African populations: a scoping review protocol on phenotype, diagnosis, genetics and barriers to care},
  author = {Leah Ratner and Diana Marangu-Boore and Samia Hamouda and Sandra Kwarteng Owusu and Joy Eze and Areej Dakshi and Seyram Wordui and Ahmed Hamdy and Sheila Agyeiwaa Owusu and Yeshidinber Weldetsadik and Ahmet Uluer and Houria Daimi and Nada El Makhzen and Hugues Abriel and Samya Nasr and Shahida Moosa and Chandra Swanson and Alexandria E Cronin and Marco Zampoli},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {BMJ Open},
  doi = {10.1136/bmjopen-2025-110798},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2025-110798}
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - Characterising cystic fibrosis in African populations: a scoping review protocol on phenotype, diagnosis, genetics and barriers to care
AU  - Leah Ratner
AU  - Diana Marangu-Boore
AU  - Samia Hamouda
AU  - Sandra Kwarteng Owusu
AU  - Joy Eze
AU  - Areej Dakshi
AU  - Seyram Wordui
AU  - Ahmed Hamdy
AU  - Sheila Agyeiwaa Owusu
AU  - Yeshidinber Weldetsadik
AU  - Ahmet Uluer
AU  - Houria Daimi
AU  - Nada El Makhzen
AU  - Hugues Abriel
AU  - Samya Nasr
AU  - Shahida Moosa
AU  - Chandra Swanson
AU  - Alexandria E Cronin
AU  - Marco Zampoli
PY  - 2026
JO  - BMJ Open
DO  - 10.1136/bmjopen-2025-110798
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2025-110798
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Ratner, L., Marangu-Boore, D., Hamouda, S., Owusu, S. K., Eze, J., Dakshi, A., Wordui, S., Hamdy, A., Owusu, S. A., Weldetsadik, Y., Uluer, A., Daimi, H., Makhzen, N. E., Abriel, H., Nasr, S., Moosa, S., Swanson, C., Cronin, A. E., & Zampoli, M. (2026). Characterising cystic fibrosis in African populations: a scoping review protocol on phenotype, diagnosis, genetics and barriers to care. BMJ Open. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2025-110798

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