Cystic fibrosis represents one of the most common inherited genetic disorders affecting people of European descent, touching the lives of approximately 30,000 individuals in the United States ...

Cystic fibrosis is a genetic condition that causes persistent lung infections, resulting in progressive damage to the lungs and digestive system. On Tuesday, Jan. 15, Evenings with Genetics, a monthly ...

A scientific team has unlocked a new way to treat serious lung conditions by using specially designed nanoparticles to ...

Vertex Pharmaceuticals said on Tuesday its next-generation cystic fibrosis treatment has won European Union approval for a ...

Genetic testing plays an important role in cystic fibrosis screening and diagnosis. It can help determine if a person has cystic fibrosis or carries gene mutations that cause it.

Cystic fibrosis (CF) is a genetic condition. Alterations in the CFTR gene, which a person inherits from their parents, affect the function of the CFTR protein, causing thick, sticky mucus.

Cystic fibrosis (CF) is a progressive genetic disease that adversely affects a person's lungs, pancreas and other vital organs, says Dr. Michael Boyle, president and CEO of the Cystic Fibrosis ...

Jennifer Guimbellot, M.D., Ph.D., and Gabriela Oates, Ph.D., both assistant professors in the Division of Pediatric Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine, contributed chapters to the new book, “Cystic Fibrosis ...

A cure for cystic fibrosis is on the horizon after scientists corrected the genetic mutation that causes the condition in ...

So she hit the books. "There was one written by sportswriter Frank DeFord"— Alex: The Life of a Child —"about his daughter having cystic fibrosis," she tells Fortune . "I devoured it and ...

Advanced cystic fibrosis makes even simple things like walking or showering arduous and exhausting. She has the most common fatal genetic disease in the U.S., which afflicts 40,000 Americans.

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