Ceramide in <i>Pseudomonas aeruginosa</i> Infections and Cystic Fibrosis

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Cystic fibrosis is one of the most common autosomal recessive disorders, at least in Western countries. Patients with cystic fibrosis exhibit many symptoms, the most important of which are chronic inflammation and bacterial infections of the lung. Cystic fibrosis is caused by mutations of the cystic fibrosis conductance regulator (CFTR) gene; however, the molecular mechanisms leading to the clinical...

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