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The Identification of the CF (Cystic Fibrosis) Gene

Recent Progress and New Research Strategies

Part of the book series: Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology (AEMB, volume 290)

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Table of contents (50 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xi
  2. Cystic Fibrosis — A Strategy for the Future

    • Robert Williamson
    Pages 1-7
  3. Molecular Genetics of Cystic Fibrosis

    • L.-C. Tsui, J. Rommens, B. Kerem, R. Rozmahel, J. Zielenski, D. Kennedy et al.
    Pages 9-18
  4. The CF Gene Product as a Member of a Membrane Transporter (TM6-NBF) Super Family

    • John R. Riordan, Noa Alon, Zbyszko Grzelczak, Steve Dubel, Shi-Zhang Sun
    Pages 19-29
  5. Genetic Analysis of Cystic Fibrosis

    • Xavier Estivill, Teresa Casals, Virginia Nunes
    Pages 31-38
  6. Molecular and Genetic Analyses at the CF Locus

    • K. W. Klinger, P. Stanislovitis, J. Merrill, G. T. Horn
    Pages 39-44
  7. Identification of Cystic Fibrosis Mutations

    • Michael Dean, Bernard Gerrard, Claudia Stewart, Leslie Krueger, Douglas Holsclaw, Lynne Quittell et al.
    Pages 45-51
  8. Mutation Analysis for Cystic Fibrosis in a North American Population

    • A. L. Beaudet, G. L. Feldman, K. Kobayashi, W. K. Lemna, S. D. Fernbach, M. R. Knowles et al.
    Pages 53-54
  9. Present State of DNA-Diagnosis for Cystic Fibrosis and Attitudes Concerning a Heterozygote Screening in the GDR

    • Ch. Coutelle, K. Grade, A. Speer, K. Will, Chr. Gille, R. Szibor et al.
    Pages 75-81
  10. Pros and Cons of Neonatal Screening for Cystic Fibrosis

    • Gerard J. te Meerman, Jeannette E. Dankert-Roelse
    Pages 83-95
  11. Genotype-Phenotype Correlations in Cystic Fibrosis Patients

    • Manfred Stuhrmann, Thilo Dörk, Michael Krawczak, Margarete Dueck, Ulrich Banholzer, Jutta Domagk et al.
    Pages 97-103
  12. Ion Transport in Normal and CF Airway Epithelia

    • Richard C. Boucher, Thierry Chinet, Niels Willumsen, Michael R. Knowles, M. Jackson Stutts
    Pages 105-118
  13. Aerosolized Amiloride as Treatment of Cystic Fibrosis Lung Disease: A Pilot Study

    • Michael R. Knowles, Nina L. Church, William E. Waltner, James R. Yankaskas, Peter Gilligan, Malcolm King et al.
    Pages 119-132
  14. Regulation of Absorption in the Human Sweat Duct

    • P. M. Quinton, M. M. Reddy
    Pages 159-172
  15. Altered Biochemical Regulation of Secretion in Cystic Fibrosis Epithelial Cells

    • M. A. McPherson, D. K. Shori, C. Lloyd Mills, M. C. Goodchild, R. L. Dormer
    Pages 173-186
  16. Chloride Ion Transport in Transformed Normal and Cystic Fibrosis Epithelial Cells

    • A. L. Cozens, M. J. Yezzi, L. Chin, E. M. Simon, D. S. Friend, D. C. Gruenert
    Pages 187-196

Editors and Affiliations

  • The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada

    Lap-Chee Tsui

  • Istituto Giannina Gaslini, Genoa, Italy

    Giovanni Romeo

  • Albert-Ludwigs-Universität, Freiburg, Germany

    Rainer Greger

  • Fondazione Internazionale Menarini, Florence, Italy

    Sergio Gorini

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: The Identification of the CF (Cystic Fibrosis) Gene

  • Book Subtitle: Recent Progress and New Research Strategies

  • Editors: Lap-Chee Tsui, Giovanni Romeo, Rainer Greger, Sergio Gorini

  • Series Title: Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-5934-0

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature 1991

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4684-5936-4Published: 14 May 2013

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4684-5934-0Published: 11 November 2013

  • Series ISSN: 0065-2598

  • Series E-ISSN: 2214-8019

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XI, 409

  • Number of Illustrations: 71 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Biochemistry, general, Human Genetics, Animal Anatomy / Morphology / Histology, Plant Sciences

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