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  2. Johanna Rommens - Wikipedia

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    The CFTR gene was discovered through genetic linkage analysis involving looking for genetic markers that were present in patients with cystic fibrosis but not present in their non-affected relatives. Due to the phenomenon of recombination , whereby parts of chromosomes swap homologous segments during germ cell development, each chromosome a ...

  3. Cystic Fibrosis Foundation - Wikipedia

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    The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation has been a pioneer of cystic fibrosis treatment, having played a major role in the development and use of five FDA-approved therapies, including ivacaftor (Kalydeco). [7] The latest FDA approved drug is Trikafta, which was passed by the FDA in 54 days and is able to help up to 90% of CF patients. [8]

  4. List of cystic fibrosis organizations - Wikipedia

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    Cystic Fibrosis Australia (CFA), [1] an Australian national organization aimed at raising awareness and education of cystic fibrosis through advocacy and research Cystic Fibrosis Community Care (CF Community Care), [2] the largest Australian state-based organization dedicated to raising awareness of CF, providing support services and advocacy to people with CF and funding research into CF.

  5. Dorothy Hansine Andersen - Wikipedia

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    Dorothy Hansine Andersen (May 15, 1901 – March 3, 1963) was the American physician and researcher who first identified and named cystic fibrosis.During her almost thirty year tenure at Babies Hospital of Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center (now Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital), Andersen not only identified CF and its inheritance through a recessive gene, she was also at the forefront of ...

  6. Fight Forever Foundation - Wikipedia

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    The Fight Forever Foundation is a 501(c)(3) non-profit foundation founded to find a cure for cystic fibrosis (CF), a life-threatening, genetic lung disease affecting 100,000 people worldwide. This objective is expressed in both Danny's personal mission and the shared mission of the Foundation, "Find a Cure or Die Trying."

  7. Cystic Fibrosis Canada - Wikipedia

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    As well as general information about cystic fibrosis in Canada, and resources for teachers, parents, and health care professionals, Cystic Fibrosis Canada publishes newsletters and reports covering such areas as research and training grants, clinical services and annual data on patients with cystic fibrosis.

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