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Association of the CLCA1 p.S357N variant with meconium ileus in European patients with cystic fibrosis.
Journal of pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition - 1 Mar 2010
van der Doef H P J, Slieker M G, Staab D, Alizadeh B Z, Seia M, Colombo C, van der Ent C K, Nickel R, Witt H, Houwen R H J
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In Cftr-/- mice that mostly die because of intestinal obstruction, intestinal expression of Clca3 is decreased, whereas upregulation of Clca3 results in amelioration of intestinal disease. The aim of the study was to investigate whether the p.S357N variant in CLCA1, the human orthologue of Clca3,...
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