• DOI:10.1016/S0140-6736(09)60327-5
Corpus ID: 46011502

Cystic fibrosis

@article{Osullivan2009CysticF,
  title={Cystic fibrosis},
  author={B. O'sullivan and S. Freedman},
  journal={The Lancet},
  year={2009},
  volume={373},
  pages={1891-1904}
}

B. O'sullivan, S. Freedman

Published 2009

Medicine

The Lancet

Cystic fibrosis is the most common lethal genetic disease in white populations. The outlook for patients with the disease has improved steadily over many years, largely as a result of earlier diagnosis, more aggressive therapy, and provision of care in specialised centres. Researchers now have a more complete understanding of the molecular-biological defect that underlies cystic fibrosis, which is leading to new approaches to treatment. One of these treatments, hypertonic saline, is already in… CONTINUE READING

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