Cystic fibrosis gene typo is a double whammy
Saturday, November 13, 2010 - 05:10
in Health & Medicine
An imbalance of salt and water in patients with cystic fibrosis makes their lungs clog up with sticky mucus that is prone to infection. The cause of the offending imbalance is a well-known genetic error, one that blocks the molecular expressway for tiny chloride ions to move across the surface of the lungs...