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Frequency of common cystic fibrosis gene mutations in chronic bronchitis patients.
Scandinavian journal of clinical and laboratory investigation - 1 May 1995
Entzian P, Müller E, Boysen A, Artlich A, Schwinger E, Schlaak M
Abstract excerpt
It has been suggested that the delta F508 deletion, the most common mutation in the cystic fibrosis (CF) gene, might be linked to chronic bronchial hypersecretion. We investigated whether such an association could be found in chronic bronchitis, since chronic bronchial hypersecretion is an important and specific element of chronic bronchitis. We screened 100 patients hospitalized for chronic bronchitis with six...
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