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Could a defective epithelial sodium channel lead to bronchiectasis
BACKGROUND: Bronchiectasis is defined as a permanent dilation of the airways arising from chronic bronchial inflammation/infection. In 50% of cases, no etiology can be identified. Recently, the role of the epithelial sodium channel ENaC has been pointed out in the pathophysiology of cystic fibrosis,...
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BioMed Central
2008
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2435537/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18507830 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1465-9921-9-46 |