Transcriptomic profile of cystic fibrosis patients identifies type I interferon response and ribosomal stalk proteins as potential modifiers of disease severity.

Transcriptomic profile of cystic fibrosis patients identifies type I interferon response and ribosomal stalk proteins as potential modifiers of disease severity.

Cystic Fibrosis (CF) is the most common monogenic disease among people of Western European descent and caused by mutations in the CFTR gene. However, the disease severity is immensely variable even among patients with similar CFTR mutations due to the possible effect of 'modifier genes'. T...

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Main Authors: Michael S D Kormann, Alexander Dewerth, Felizitas Eichner, Praveen Baskaran, Andreas Hector, Nicolas Regamey, Dominik Hartl, Rupert Handgretinger, Justin S Antony
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5573219?pdf=render

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