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Pulmonary Vascular Dysfunctions in Cystic Fibrosis.
Physiology (Bethesda, Md.) - 1 Jul 2024
Amoakon Jean-Pierre, Mylavarapu Goutham, Amin Raouf S, Naren Anjaparavanda P
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Cystic fibrosis (CF) is an inherited disorder caused by a deleterious mutation in the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) gene. Given that the CFTR protein is a chloride channel expressed on a variety of cells throughout the human body, mutations in this gene impact several organs, particularly the lungs. For this very reason, research regarding CF disease and CFTR function has historically...
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