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Cystic fibrosis: molecular biology and therapeutic implications.
Science (New York, N.Y.) - 8 May 1992
Collins F S
Abstract excerpt
Cystic fibrosis is the most common potentially lethal autosomal recessive disease of Caucasians, affecting 1 in 2500 newborns. Since the recent identification of the gene that is defective in patients with cystic fibrosis, a wealth of information about gene structure, the mutational basis of disease, and the function of the protein product has been derived. The product of the gene is a chloride channel that is...
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