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Therapies directed at the basic defect in cystic fibrosis.
Clinics in chest medicine - 1 Sept 1998
Zeitlin P L
Abstract excerpt
There are over 600 unique mutations in the cystic fibrosis (CF) gene that can be classified in five general categories with respect to specific defect. Through basic research into the genetic and physiologic consequences of these mutations, it has become possible to design genotype-specific therapeutic strategies. New pharmaceutical agents are under development for the rescue of defective cystic fibrosis...
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