Cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator and the etiology and pathogenesis of cystic fibrosis.

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Cystic fibrosis (CF) is an inherited disorder causing pancreatic, pulmonary, and sinus disease in children and young adults. Abnormal viscosity of mucous secretions is a hallmark of the disease, and is believed to be the result of altered electrolyte transport across epithelial cell membranes. The monogenic etiology of this disease has been apparent for more than 40 years, but the defective gene has only recently...

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