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The impact of ivacaftor on sinonasal pathology in S1251N-mediated cystic fibrosis patients.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2020
Gostelie Romee, Stegeman Inge, Berkers Gitte, Bittermann Joost, Ligtenberg-van der Drift Ivonne, Kipshagen Peter-Jan van, de Winter-de Groot Karin, Speleman Lucienne
Abstract excerpt
IMPORTANCE: Sinonasal symptoms in patients suffering from cystic fibrosis can negatively influence the quality of life and sinuses can be a niche for pathogens causing infection and inflammation leading to a decrease of lung function. Ivacaftor, a potentiator of the Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance Regulator protein, has shown improvement in pulmonary function in cystic fibrosis patients with different...
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