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Cystic Fibrosis 25 Years after Gene Discovery

Cystic Fibrosis Foundation: CF is a life-threatening genetic disease that primarily affects the lungs and digestive system. An estimated 30,000 children and adults in the United States (70,000 worldwide) have CF

Identification of the cystic fibrosis gene: Chromosome walking and jumping. 
Rommens JM et al.  Science (1989)

The cystic fibrosis gene: A molecular genetic perspective. 
Lap-Chee Tsui et al.  Cold Spring Harbor, Perspectives in Medicine (2013)

Vertex’s two-drug cystic fibrosis treatment shows promise, by Andrew Pollack, New York Times, Jun 24

Neonatal cystic fibrosis screening, Medline Plus, May 2014