Key hurdle overcome in the development of drug against cystic fibrosis
Thursday, February 18, 2016 - 13:31
in Health & Medicine
In people suffering from cystic fibrosis the CFTR protein is not located in the right place in mucus-producing cells: it remains inside the cell while it should be in the cell wall. Those cells secrete a tough mucus with serious consequences. However, researchers have now succeeded in conducting the CFTR to the cell walls.