But in many patients, the CFTR protein is not only defective, but buried in the cell.

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But this CFTR protein is buried deep inside cells in most CF patients.

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CFTR, as its name suggests, sits in the outer membrane of a cell.

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So the idea is to use a second pill to get the CFTR protein up to the cell surface so Kalydeco can work.

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