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Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance Regulator

"Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance Regulator" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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A chloride channel that regulates secretion in many exocrine tissues. Abnormalities in the CFTR gene have been shown to cause cystic fibrosis. (Hum Genet 1994;93(4):364-8)


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Bar chart showing 40 publications over 18 distinct years, with a maximum of 7 publications in 2013
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