[Early bronchial inflammation in cystic fibrosis].

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Cystic fibrosis (CF) is the most common genetic autosomal recessive disease in caucasian north-american and european populations. The CF gene codes for a transmembrane glycoprotein called CFTR (Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance Regulator), a chloride channel which regulates the luminal secretion of chloride and the active ion and water transport in the airway epithelial cells. Mutations of the CF gene...

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