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The biophysics, biochemistry and physiology of CFTR

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This work was partially supported by the Italian Cystic Fibrosis Foundation (FFC#4/2014).

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Moran, O. The biophysics, biochemistry and physiology of CFTR. Cell. Mol. Life Sci. 74, 1–2 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00018-016-2384-x

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