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Correction of the F508del-CFTR protein processing defect in vitro by the investigational drug VX-809.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 15 Nov 2011
Van Goor Fredrick, Hadida Sabine, Grootenhuis Peter D J, Burton Bill, Stack Jeffrey H, Straley Kimberly S, Decker Caroline J, Miller Mark, McCartney Jason, Olson Eric R, Wine Jeffrey J, Frizzell Ray A, Ashlock Melissa, Negulescu Paul A
Abstract excerpt
Cystic fibrosis (CF) is caused by mutations in the CF transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) gene that impair the function of CFTR, an epithelial chloride channel required for proper function of the lung, pancreas, and other organs. Most patients with CF carry the F508del CFTR mutation, which...
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