Article
Tezacaftor-Ivacaftor in Residual-Function Heterozygotes with Cystic Fibrosis.
The New England journal of medicine - 23 Nov 2017
Rowe Steven M, Daines Cori, Ringshausen Felix C, Kerem Eitan, Wilson John, Tullis Elizabeth, Nair Nitin, Simard Christopher, Han Linda, Ingenito Edward P, McKee Charlotte, Lekstrom-Himes Julie, Davies Jane C
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Cystic fibrosis is an autosomal recessive disease caused by mutations in the CFTR gene that lead to progressive respiratory decline. Some mutant CFTR proteins show residual function and respond to the CFTR potentiator ivacaftor in vitro, whereas ivacaftor alone does not restore activity to Phe508del mutant CFTR. METHODS: We conducted a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, phase 3, crossover...
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