[The cystic fibrosis gene, its product CFTR protein and its mutations].

Article

[The cystic fibrosis gene, its product CFTR protein and its mutations].

Bulletin de l'Academie nationale de medecine - 1 Mar 1993

Goossens M, Fanen P, Costes B, Ghanem N

Abstract excerpt

Cystic fibrosis (CF) is a fatal genetic disease primarily affecting Caucasians. Its etiology is complex, but it is chiefly a disease of electrolyte transport characterized by defects in fluid secretion by several epithelia. In this review are analyzed the data obtained since the cloning of the CF...

Topics

Cystic Fibrosis
Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance Regulator
Humans
Membrane Proteins
Mutation

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