The Cystic Fibrosis Upper and Lower Airway Metagenome

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Cystic fibrosis (CF) is the most common life-limiting monogenetic disease in European populations and is caused by mutations in the CFTR gene. Chronic airway infections with opportunistic pathogens are the major morbidity that determines prognosis and quality of life in most people with CF.

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