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Apoptotic process in cystic fibrosis cells.
Apoptosis : an international journal on programmed cell death - 1 Sept 2013
Soleti Raffaella, Porro Chiara, Martínez Maria Carmen
Abstract excerpt
Cystic fibrosis (CF) is a recessively inherited disease caused by genetic lesions in CF transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) gene. CF is characterized by exaggerated inflammation, progressive tissue damage, and chronic bacterial colonization, mainly in the respiratory tract. The mechanisms underlying these pathological changes are increasingly well understood. However, apoptotic dysfunction in CF disease is...
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