Protein Opens Hope Of Treatment For Cystic Fibrosis Patients
Oct 1st 2008Drug InformationCystic Fibrosis
Scientists have finally identified a direct role for the missing protein that leaves cystic fibrosis patients open to attack from lung-damaging bacteria, the main reason most of them die before their 35th birthday, scientists heard at the Society for General Microbiology’s Autumn meeting being held this week at Trinity College, Dublin. “Chronic lung infections are by far and away the biggest problem with the genetic disease cystic fibrosis, affecting almost 90% of patients.
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