cystic fibrosis

Lung transplants in cystic fibrosis patients with life-threateni...

EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases  Thu, 04/10/2008 - 23:00

During Wednesday's Satellite Symposium 3: The Challenges of Lung Transplantation in cystic fibrosis at the International Society of Heart and Lung Transplantation Annual Meeting & Scientific Sessions, clinicians and researchers discussed some of the unique challenges in achieving excellent lung transplant outcomes in patients with CF.


 

JCI online early table of contents: March 6, 2008

EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases  Wed, 03/05/2008 - 23:00

This release contains summaries, links to PDFs and contact information for the following newsworthy papers to be published online, March 6, 2008, in the JCI: "Pinpoint accuracy: DNA vaccines that home in on DCs are more potent"; "Genetic manipulation might model cystic fibrosis"; and "Protein mutated in Shwachman-Diamond syndrome provides stability.