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Ivacaftor improves appearance of sinus disease on computerised tomography in cystic fibrosis patients with G551D mutation.
Clinical otolaryngology : official journal of ENT-UK ; official journal of Netherlands Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology & Cervico-Facial Surgery - 1 Feb 2015
Sheikh S I, Long F R, McCoy K S, Johnson T, Ryan-Wenger N A, Hayes D
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BACKGROUND: Most patients with Cystic fibrosis (CF) have chronic sinus disease which may require multiple sinus surgeries and antibiotic courses. Ivacaftor can improve lung function, lower sweat chloride levels and improve weight by targeting the primary defect, a faulty gene and its protein product, cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) in patients with the G551D mutation. Its role in...
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