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Cystic fibrosis: current concepts.
Boletin medico del Hospital Infantil de Mexico - 1 Jan 2021
López-Valdez Jaime A, Aguilar-Alonso Luis A, Gándara-Quezada Vanessa, Ruiz-Rico Gabriel E, Ávila-Soledad Juana M, Reyes Adriana A, Pedroza-Jiménez Fernando D
Abstract excerpt
Cystic fibrosis is an autosomal recessive genetic disease, mainly in Caucasian children and young adults. It is caused by pathogenic variants in the CFTR (cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator) gene, which results in increased viscosity and difficult mucus clearance. The main organ affected is the lung, the pancreas, sweat glands, intestine, liver, nasal mucosa, salivary glands, and reproductive...
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