Protein opens hope of treatment for cystic fibrosis patients
Thursday, September 11, 2008 - 04:07
in Health & Medicine
Scientists have finally identified a direct role for the missing protein that leaves cystic fibrosis patients open to attack from lung-damaging bacteria, the main reason most of them die before their 35th birthday, scientists heard today at the Society for General Microbiology's Autumn meeting being held this week at Trinity College, Dublin.