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[Expression of the cystic fibrosis gene in the lungs].
Nederlands tijdschrift voor geneeskunde - 24 Apr 2004
Heijerman H G, de Jonge H R
Abstract excerpt
Cystic fibrosis (CF) is one of the most common hereditary diseases with a potentially lethal outcome. CF is caused by mutations in a gene on chromosome 7 that encodes for a polypeptide called 'cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator' (CFTR). Pulmonary complications in CF are a direct consequence of a fault in the production or function of CFTR. The consequences of these faults are a change in the...
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