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Cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator gene rearrangements were searched ... Three mutations were found as complex alleles (two or three sequence alterations associated in cis on ...

Findings from a new Dartmouth-led study, published in the journal mBio, highlight key differences in the gut microbiome (communities of bacteria) of infants with cystic fibrosis (CF) compared to that ...

Despite new medication, cystic fibrosis often leads to permanent lung damage. Working with an international team, researchers ...

In their 2019 paper, Liu’s team used prime editing to alter the gene mutations causing sickle cell disease ... a lung biologist and research director at Cystic Fibrosis Trust, who was not involved in ...

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 ...

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 ...