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The Impact of Highly Effective Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance Regulator Modulators on the Health of Female Subjects With Cystic Fibrosis.
Clinical therapeutics - 1 Mar 2023
Taylor-Cousar Jennifer L, Shteinberg Michal, Cohen-Cymberknoh Malena, Jain Raksha
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Cystic fibrosis (CF) is a genetic disorder that occurs in people of all genetic ancestries. CF is caused by variants in the CF transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) gene that result in decreased, absent, or nonfunctional CFTR protein at the cell surface of the mucous membranes. Clinical manifestations include chronic respiratory disease, malabsorption, and decreased fertility. Historically, therapies for CF...
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