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Transformative therapies for rare CFTR missense alleles.
Current opinion in pharmacology - 1 Jun 2017
Oliver Kathryn E, Han Sangwoo T, Sorscher Eric J, Cutting Garry R
Abstract excerpt
With over 1900 variants reported in the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR), enhanced understanding of cystic fibrosis (CF) genotype-phenotype correlation represents an important and expanding area of research. The potentiator Ivacaftor has proven an effective treatment for a subset of individuals carrying missense variants, particularly those that impact CFTR gating. Therapeutic efforts...
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