A Mutation in the <i>IKBKB</i> Gene Causes Bronchiectasis (IMAGE)

Rockefeller University Press

A Mutation in the <i>IKBKB</i> Gene Causes Bronchiectasis

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CT scans show that the excessive inflammation and infection caused by the mutation in the IKBKB gene results in the thickening of bronchi in the lungs.

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Cardinez et al., 2018

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