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Intestinal physiology and pathology in gene-targeted mouse models of cystic fibrosis
1 Aug 1997
Abstract excerpt
Cystic fibrosis (CF) is a fatal genetic disorder that affects approximately 1 in 2,500 live Caucasian births. The disease can be described as a generalized exocrine disease affecting a variety of epithelial tissues, with early manifestation as meconium ileus in a significant number of neonates. Cloning of the gene causing CF was accomplished in 1989, and the protein product, cystic fibrosis transmembrane...
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