Cystic fibrosis, a genetic disorder, affects lungs and other organs. It causes thick mucus buildup. Researchers have ...

Two mutated alleles of the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) gene result in the autosomal recessive ...

Breathing disorders are common in the U.S. with conditions like COPD affecting some 7% of the population and asthma affecting another 10%. Digestive conditions like GERD, acid reflux, Celiac disease ...

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, Vol. 117, No. 19 (May 12, 2020), pp. 10357-10367 (11 pages) Cystic fibrosis (CF) is a recessive disease caused by ...

Transgenic ferret models ratted out how a rare cell type affects airway function. To determine whether these CFTR-rich cells are the lung’s airway traffic controllers, Engelhardt’s team developed ...

Yale researchers successfully corrected the most common mutation in the gene that causes cystic fibrosis, a lethal genetic disorder. The study was published April 27 in Nature Communications. Cystic ...

A new multi-site study led by researchers at CU Anschutz shows that people with cystic fibrosis (CF) who start the ...

WICHITA, Kans. (KSNW) — Cystic fibrosis causes persistent lung infections, limiting the ability to breathe over time. Only about 30,000 people in the U.S. have the genetic disease. According to the ...

Cystic fibrosis is a chronic genetic condition that causes thick, sticky mucus to build up in your lungs. This often leads to frequent respiratory infections and gastrointestinal (GI) problems. If you ...