Researchers have developed a simple urine test to measure the severity of the serious disease cystic fibrosis and assess the effect of new treatments. Researchers have developed a simple urine test to ...
People who are carriers of cystic fibrosis may soon be able to use a single genetic test in combination with IVF to see if their embryos have the disorder, say Australian researchers. The development, ...
Researchers at Stanley Manne Children's Research Institute at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, and colleagues, used a blood test and microarray technology to identify distinct ...
Milford-based SeraCare Life Sciences Inc. has launched a new line of products designed to aid genetic research in cystic fibrosis. The products are genetic controls and the company said they are the ...
A recent document establishes standard operating procedures for exercise testing in patients with cystic fibrosis across the globe. It outlines tests that can be used in lower income countries. For ...
It can be used to screen adults as a method to detect the disease in progeny. Osmetech received FDA clearance for its eSensor® Cystic Fibrosis Genotyping Test for use on the eSensor® XT-8 System. This ...
Purpose: Limited data regarding the cystic fibrosis carrier frequency and mutation detection rate is available for Arab-Americans. We retrospectively determined the frequency of carriers among ...
WASHINGTON — Gene testing is going mainstream: Starting this month, tens of thousands of white Americans will be offered testing to see if they carry a gene mutation that causes cystic fibrosis even ...
BUFFALO, N.Y. ­– Cystic fibrosis is a genetic, progressive disease that causes persistent lung infections and impacts the most basic physical processes. While recent breakthroughs have significantly ...
The cystic fibrosis market presents significant opportunities with the forecasted growth driven by increased treatment rates due to enhanced newborn screening & genetic testing, the introduction of ...
When the cystic fibrosis (CF) gene was cloned in 1989, two radical new approaches to the management of the disease became possible. The most important was the prospect of somatic gene therapy. In this ...