Scientists pinpoint 105 additional genetic errors that cause cystic fibrosis
Sunday, August 25, 2013 - 22:00
in Health & Medicine
Of the over 1,900 errors already reported in the gene responsible for cystic fibrosis (CF), it is unclear how many of them actually contribute to the inherited disease. Now a team of researchers reports significant headway in figuring out which mutations are benign and which are deleterious, accounting for 95 percent of the variations found in patients with CF.