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Insulin secretion improves in cystic fibrosis following ivacaftor correction of CFTR: a small pilot study.
Pediatric diabetes - 1 Sept 2013
Bellin Melena D, Laguna Theresa, Leschyshyn Janice, Regelmann Warren, Dunitz Jordan, Billings JoAnne, Moran Antoinette
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To determine whether the cystic fibrosis (CF) transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) is involved in human insulin secretion by assessing the metabolic impact of the new CFTR corrector-ivacaftor. METHODS: This open-label pilot study was conducted in CF patients with the G551D mutation given new prescriptions for ivacaftor. At baseline and 4 wk after daily ivacaftor therapy, intravenous glucose...
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