A Mechanism for Altered Polyunsaturated Fatty Acid Biosynthesis in Cystic Fibrosis

Cystic fibrosis (CF) is a debilitating, multi-organ, autosomal recessive disease caused by mutations leading to absence of functional cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) in epithelial cells. Chronic pulmonary disease, characterized by excessive inflammation and recurrent infec...

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Main Author: Umunakwe, Obinna C.
Other Authors: Larry L. Swift
Format: Others
Language:en
Published: VANDERBILT 2014
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Online Access:http://etd.library.vanderbilt.edu/available/etd-07222014-114609/

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