Airway epithelial cells--hyperabsorption in CF?

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Airway epithelial cells transport electrolytes and are central to the disease cystic fibrosis (CF), which is an inherited transport defect affecting smaller airways and a number of other epithelial organs. Clinically, CF is dominated by a chronic lung disease, the main cause of morbidity and mortality. Airway obstruction by thick mucus and chronic infection by Pseudomonas aeruginosa eventually lead to loss of...

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