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Rescue of defective pancreatic secretion in cystic-fibrosis cells by suppression of a novel isoform of phospholipase C.
Lancet (London, England) - 20 Dec 2003
Zhu Hu, Zhu Jin Xia, Lo Pui Shan, Li Jianmin, Leung Ka Man, Rowlands Dewi Kenneth, Tsang Lai Ling, Yu Mei Kuen, Jiang Jian Li, Lam Sun Yee, Chung Yiu Wa, Zhou Zuomin, Sha Jiahao, Chang Chan Hsiao
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Cystic fibrosis is caused by mutations in the gene encoding an ion-transport protein, the cystic-fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR). Defective secretion of anions is the primary cause of many of the clinical manifestations of cystic fibrosis, including pancreatic insu...
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