[CYSTIC FIBROSIS SURVIVAL TRENDS IN CARMEL MEDICAL CENTER].

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INTRODUCTION: Cystic fibrosis (CF) is an autosomal recessive disorder. The disorder is caused by a mutation in the gene that encodes a protein which functions as a chloride channel. The chloride channel, cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) exists in the apical membrane of exocrine epithelial cells in the body. In the last 75 years the survival of CF patients has risen dramatically from a...

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