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Theres is no cure for cystic fibrosis but what does gene therapy do?
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Vertex 770 is new: There are new approaches to potentiate and correct the genetic deffect in cf, one of which is vetex 770 which could potentiate to increase function of the chloride channels. Actual gene correction is years away. Shahzeidi, md.
Answered 12/30/2013
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