Innovative Therapies in Genetic Diseases: Cystic Fibrosis

• Main Authors: Elena-Silvia Shelby (Author), Florina Mihaela Nedelea (Author), Tanser Huseyinoglu (Author), Relu Cocos (Author), Mihaela Badina (Author), Corina Sporea (Author), Liliana Padure (Author), Andrada Mirea (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Amaltea Medical Publishing House, 2021-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Cystic fibrosis, also named mucoviscidosis, is the most frequent hereditary pulmonary disease and is produced by mutations in the CFTR gene, encoding an anionic channel for chloride and bicarbonate involved in the regulation of salt and bicarbonate metabolisms. Currently, about half of the patients...