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cystic fibrosis
n the most common congenital disease; the child's lungs and intestines and pancreas become clogged with thick mucus; caused by defect in a single gene; no cure is known
New lungs buy time but don't cure cystic fibrosis The 10-year-old Pennsylvania girl who fought for a lung transplant has a difficult journey ahead. The transplant isn't a cure for her cystic fibrosis, and new lungs don't tend to last as long as other ...
June 14, 2013 - Associated Press via Yahoo! News
These Mutated Cystic Fibrosis Cells Are Worth Billions to Vertex Pharma CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (TheStreet) -- This is my favorite data slide from Vertex Pharmaceuticals' presentation at the European Cystic Fibrosis Society meeting. The slide is important because it helps explain how Vertex will dominate cystic fibrosis therapy and one day generate $10 billion in annual sales. See the "roadmap" I wrote about Tuesday. You don't need to be an expert in cystic fibrosis to ...
June 13, 2013 - TheStreet.com