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Variants in mannose-binding lectin and tumour necrosis factor alpha affect survival in cystic fibrosis.
Journal of medical genetics - 1 Mar 2007
Buranawuti Kitti, Boyle Michael P, Cheng Suzanne, Steiner Lori L, McDougal Kathryn, Fallin M Daniele, Merlo Christian, Zeitlin Pamela L, Rosenstein Beryl J, Mogayzel Peter J, Wang Xinjing, Cutting Garry R
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BACKGROUND: Patients with cystic fibrosis with the same mutations in the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) gene differ widely in survival suggesting other factors have a substantial role in mortality. OBJECTIVE: To determine if the genotype distribution of variants in three putative cystic fibrosis modifier genes (tumour necrosis factor alpha (TNFalpha), transforming growth factor beta1...
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