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CFTR gene mutations and asthma in the Norwegian Environment and Childhood Asthma study.
Respiratory medicine - 1 Dec 2006
Munthe-Kaas Monica Cheng, Lødrup Carlsen Karin C, Carlsen Kai-Håkon, Skinningsrud Beate, Håland Geir, Devulapalli Chandra Sekhar, Pettersen Morten, Eiklid Kristin
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BACKGROUND: Several candidate genes have been implicated in the etiology of asthma, including the gene coding for the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR). Mutations in the CFTR gene result in derangements of mucociliary clearance. Homozygotes for CFTR mutations develop cystic fibrosis (CF), a disorder characterized mainly by lung and pancreas disease. OBJECTIVE: To investigate whether there...
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