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Cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) gene mutations in allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis.
American journal of human genetics - 1 Jul 1996
Miller P W, Hamosh A, Macek M, Greenberger P A, MacLean J, Walden S M, Slavin R G, Cutting G R
Abstract excerpt
The etiology of allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (ABPA) is not well understood. A clinical phenotype resembling the pulmonary disease seen in cystic fibrosis (CF) patients can occur in some individuals with ABPA. Reports of familial occurrence of ABPA and increased incidence in CF patients suggest a possible genetic basis for the disease. To test this possibility, the entire coding region of the cystic...
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