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CELL BIOLOGY INTERNATIONAL
卷 35, 期 5, 页码 463-466出版社
PORTLAND PRESS LTD
DOI: 10.1042/CBI20100664
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CFTR; cystic fibrosis; epigenetic; microRNA
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- Focused Investment of the Chinese University of Hong Kong
- NSFC [30870933]
CF (cystic fibrosis) is a recessive genetic disease caused by mutations of the CFTR (cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator), a cAMP-activated anion channel, exhibiting a multitude of clinical manifestations including lung inflammation/infection, pancreatic insufficiency/diabetes, intestinal obstruction and infertility in both sexes. While mutation DF508 is found in 70% of CF patients, large variation in disease phenotypes and severity is observed among the patients. This review discusses current theories accounting for the disease variations and puts forth an epigenetic hypothesis involving microRNAs.
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