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Nasal and exhaled nitric oxide is reduced in adult patients with cystic fibrosis and does not correlate with cystic fibrosis genotype.
Chest - 1 Apr 2000
Thomas S R, Kharitonov S A, Scott S F, Hodson M E, Barnes P J
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STUDY OBJECTIVES: Inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) is upregulated in a number of inflammatory lung conditions, and exhaled nitric oxide (NO) concentration is increased. However, previous studies in children with cystic fibrosis (CF) have shown that exhaled NO is reduced. The purpose of this investigation was to study exhaled NO concentration in adults with CF, and to investigate the effect of CF genotype...
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