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Cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator gene abnormalities in patients with asthma and recurrent neutrophilic bronchitis.
Canadian respiratory journal - 1 Jan 2000
Goodwin Jodi, Spitale Naomi, Yaghi Asma, Dolovich Myrna, Nair Parameswaran
Abstract excerpt
The present case series describes four patients with asthma, airway hyperresponsiveness and neutrophilic bronchitis who harboured abnormal cystic fibrosis transmembrance conductance regulator (CFTR) gene mutations. It serves both to alert clinicians to consider CFTR-related disease in both young and elderly patients with persistent neutrophilic bronchitis, and to highlight the potential utility of future genetic...
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