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The delta F508 mutation in cystic fibrosis and impact on sinus development.
American journal of rhinology - 1 Jan 2000
Woodworth Bradford A, Ahn Chadwick, Flume Patrick A, Schlosser Rodney J
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Cystic fibrosis (CF) patients often have widespread inflammatory paranasal sinus disease with an increased incidence of frontal, maxillary, and sphenoid hypoplasia. The most common genetic defect in CF is the delta F508 mutation. The effect of specific CF genotypes on phenotypic sinus development and infections is not well understood. The purpose of this study was to determine whether the homozygous...
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