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Developmental paradigm for early features of cystic fibrosis.
Pediatric pulmonology - 1 Nov 2005
Larson Janet E, Cohen J Craig
Abstract excerpt
Cystic fibrosis (CF) is a progressive disease in which the lung is perceived to be normal at birth and is injured by recurrent infection. However, there is increasing evidence that the lung is functionally and structurally abnormal prior to the appearance of clinical infection. The cystic fibrosis transmembrane regulator (CFTR) is highly expressed in fetal tissues, and this review examines the role of CFTR in...
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