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Airway inflammation and infection in congenital bilateral absence of the vas deferens.
American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine - 15 Jan 2004
Gilljam Marita, Moltyaner Yuri, Downey Gregory P, Devlin Roslyn, Durie Peter, Cantin André M, Zielenski Julian, Tullis D Elizabeth
Abstract excerpt
In cystic fibrosis (CF), airway disease begins early in life. Bacteria and elevated levels of neutrophils and inflammatory mediators have been detected in bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) fluid from infants with CF. Mutations in the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) are common in men with congenital bilateral absence of the vas deferens (CBAVD) and it has been suggested that this syndrome...
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