Mucin Variable Number Tandem Repeat Polymorphisms and Severity of Cystic Fibrosis Lung Disease: Significant Association with MUC5AC

• XueLiang Guo,

  Affiliation Cystic Fibrosis/Pulmonary Research and Treatment Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States of America

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• Rhonda G. Pace,

  Affiliation Cystic Fibrosis/Pulmonary Research and Treatment Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States of America

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• Jaclyn R. Stonebraker,

  Affiliation Cystic Fibrosis/Pulmonary Research and Treatment Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States of America

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• Clayton W. Commander,

  Affiliation Cystic Fibrosis/Pulmonary Research and Treatment Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States of America

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• Anthony T. Dang,

  Affiliation Cystic Fibrosis/Pulmonary Research and Treatment Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States of America

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• Mitchell L. Drumm,

  Affiliation Departments of Pediatrics and Genetics, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, United States of America

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• Ann Harris,

  Affiliation Human Molecular Genetics Program, Children's Memorial Research Center, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America

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• Fei Zou,

  Affiliation Department of Biostatistics, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States of America

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• Dallas M. Swallow,

  Affiliation Research Department of Genetics, Evolution and Environment, University College London, London, United Kingdom

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• Fred A. Wright,

  Affiliation Department of Biostatistics, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States of America

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• Wanda K. O'Neal ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Wanda K. O'Neal, Michael R. Knowles

  Affiliation Cystic Fibrosis/Pulmonary Research and Treatment Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States of America

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• Michael R. Knowles

  Contributed equally to this work with: Wanda K. O'Neal, Michael R. Knowles

  * E-mail: knowles@med.unc.edu

  Affiliations Cystic Fibrosis/Pulmonary Research and Treatment Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States of America, Gene Modifier Study Group, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States of America

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