For this test, blood samples of the couple are used to detect the presence of defective gene or mutation in the gene that causes cystic fibrosis. If both partners are positive, additional prenatal ...

Cystic fibrosis (CF) is a single-gene disorder with insufficient treatment options and a target organ, the lung that is relatively easily accessible. Thus, it is not surprising that in the early ...

When cystic fibrosis hits your lungs hard, hit back. Everything you need to know about getting your lungs back into shape is ...

Take cystic fibrosis. It’s caused by a defect in the CFTR gene. But you need two copies of the defective gene to actually get the disease. So, if you only have one defective copy, you’re ...

and we hope future research could lead to the development of genetic therapy treatments for those with rarer CF mutations too,” said Lucy Allen, a lung biologist and research director at Cystic ...

Sophie would make a world record for being the first man or woman with cystic fibrosis to row across the Atlantic, while at ...

Days before three scientists at Boston-based Vertex Pharmaceuticals will share a $3 million prize for revolutionizing the treatment of cystic fibrosis, the award — sometimes called the Oscars of ...

An explanation of the cause and effects of the genetic disorder cystic fibrosis and how it can be treated using gene therapy. There is a discussion about gene therapy which includes an interview ...

Cystic fibrosis (CF) is a genetic disorder that causes the body ... When the CFTR gene fails to produce the CFTR protein, or ...

Viral and nonviral clinical trials have established proof-of-principle for gene transfer into the cystic fibrosis (CF) lung. It is currently unknown whether gene transfer efficiency is sufficient ...

An explanation of the cause and effects of the genetic disorder cystic fibrosis and how it can be treated using gene therapy. There is a discussion about gene therapy which includes an interview ...