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Impact of elexacaftor/tezacaftor/ivacaftor on lipid and fat-soluble vitamin levels and association with body mass index.

Tanvi PatelKimberly A McBennettSenthilkumar SankararamanTeresa SchindlerKrithika SundaramNori Mercuri MinichSindhoosha MalayKatherine Kutney
Published in: Pediatric pulmonology (2024)
After initiation of ETI therapy, serum lipids increased in our population, but most values remained within the normal range. Vitamins A and D levels increased post-ETI and no changes were noted in vitamin E. No significant correlation between the degree of BMI change and the magnitude of increase in lipids or vitamin levels was found.
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