Cystic Fibrosis Genetics: First Structural Map of Cystic Fibrosis Protein
First structural map of the cystic fibrosis protein sheds light on how mutations cause disease. This article highlights this recent discovery in cystic fibrosis genetics. Scientists from Rockefeller University have created the first three-dimensional map of the protein responsible for cystic fibrosis, an inherited disease for which there is no …
CRISPR Finds Mutated DNA and Is Okayed for Clinical Trial
Since 2003, when we first started saving all our messages here at CysticFibrosis.com, Cystic Fibrosis genetics and our mutations have always been a hot topic. At first, we didn’t even know our genetics could be tested, because the sweat test was the gold standard for diagnosis. Then came Ambry Genetics. …
Cystic Fibrosis genetics: Know Your CF Mutations
Source: CFF.org For the first time, drugs are available that treat the underlying cause of the disease in people with certain cystic fibrosis mutations. As new therapies targeting specific mutations of Cystic Fibrosis genetics are developed and become available, it will be increasingly important to know your mutations so you …