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ENaC is a host susceptibility factor to bacterial infections in cystic fibrosis context
23 Apr 2025
Abstract excerpt
Cystic fibrosis (CF) is a genetic disease caused by dysfunction in the Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance Regulator (CFTR) chloride channel. Patients with CF are hypersusceptible to Mycobacterium abscessus infection, a fast-growing mycobacterium and harmful opportunistic pathogen. Although CFTR dysfunction is known as a host susceptibility factor for M. abscessus infection, the functional impact of the...
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