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Increased prevalence of CFTR mutations and variants and decreased chloride secretion in primary sclerosing cholangitis.
Human genetics - 1 Aug 2003
Sheth Sunil, Shea Julie C, Bishop Michele D, Chopra Sanjiv, Regan Meredith M, Malmberg Emily, Walker Carolyn, Ricci Ryan, Tsui Lap-Chee, Durie Peter R, Zielenski Julian, Freedman Steven D
Abstract excerpt
Primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) and cystic fibrosis (CF) are both slowly progressive cholestatic liver diseases characterized by fibro-obliterative inflammation of the biliary tract. We hypothesized that dysfunction of the CF gene product, cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR), may explain why a subset of patients with inflammatory bowel disease develop PSC. We prospectively evaluated...
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