Question 1

what's to be expected? might they ever find a cure for cystic fibrosis?

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Unlikely: As a genetic disease, CF is carried by asymptomatic people with a normal gene to balance the abnormal one.If two asymptomatic carriers conceive a baby with two abnormal genes, CF is expressed and the abnormal gene is present in every cell of the body. Treatment is supportive but cannot undo the abnormal genetic information. Improvements in long term supportive care is the best hope at present.

Question 2

can there be a way to help them find a cure for cystic fibrosis faster?

Accepted Answer

Research $: Probably the best way for someone to help find a cure for cystic fibrosis (cf), or any other disease for that matter, is to help raise money for research (basic science, translational, or clinical trials). Encouraging patients with CF to participate in clinical trials can also help. There are a number of national organizations that help raise funds for CF (www.Cff.Org) for example.

Question 3

what's the expert opinion, could there ever be a cure for cystic fibrosis any time soon?

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Perhaps...: The best chance for a cure for cystic fibrosis lies in gene therapy. Clinical trials are currently underway in a number of countries to try to do this. Many of these trials fail, but they help design future trials. You never know when success will happen. Hopefully it will be soon. For a recent article on a large trial in the uk, see:

http://www.Ox.Ac.Uk/media/news_stories/2012/120316.Html.

Question 4

can there be a way to help doctors find a cure for cystic fibrosis faster?

Accepted Answer

Research $: Probably the best way for someone to help find a cure for cystic fibrosis (cf), or any other disease for that matter, is to help raise money for research (basic science, translational, or clinical trials). Encouraging patients with CF to participate in clinical trials can also help. There are a number of national organizations that help raise funds for CF (www.Cff.Org) for example.

Question 5

what is possible cures for cystic fibrosis, how would gene therapy work?

Accepted Answer

Replace gene: In cystic fibrosis the underlying problem is that a single gene is not functioning. Gene therapy would allow that gene to be replaced with a normal functional gene. In theory, this would offer a cure. In practice, such a cure has proven elusive however work continues.

Question 6

theres is no cure for cystic fibrosis so what could gene therapy do?

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Cure: Depending on the type of gene therapy, gene therapy can be a cure, if the underlying genetic problem is corrected. Of course, any damage done to the body by the disease up to that point may, or may not be, reversible.

Question 7

for cystic fibrosis, is there a cure?

Accepted Answer

No: There is currently no cure for cystic fibrosis.

Question 8

what are the symptoms of cystic fibrosis - is there a cure?

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Lots of symptoms: Cystic fibrosis is a complicated disease.  It can affect many different organ symptoms including respiratory, gi, and genitourinary.  
This is usually diagnosed in childhood, and there is no cure.

Question 9

has there been cases of cystic fibrosis cures through gene therapy?

Accepted Answer

No: Cystic fibrosis is not curable, although research is ongoing.

Question 10

can someone be diagnose with cystic fibrosis in their 40's?

Accepted Answer

As a carrier: Genetic carrier testing:
more than 10 million americans are symptomless carriers of the defective CF gene. This blood test can help detect carriers, who could pass CF onto their children. To have cystic fibrosis, a child must inherit one copy of the defective CF gene from each parent.

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