New and investigational treatments in cystic fibrosis

Cystic fibrosis (CF) is an autosomal recessive disorder that affects approximately 1 in 3000 Caucasian births, or 30,000 individuals in the US and 70,000 worldwide. The discovery of the CF gene, isolation of the CFTR protein and understanding of molecular mechanisms behind the clinical expression of...

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Main Authors: Mangala Narasimhan, Rubin Cohen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2011-08-01
Series:Therapeutic Advances in Respiratory Disease
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/1753465811398267