• Question: How close are we to creating a cure for cystic fibrosis?

    Asked by rossjohnson to Kiran on 20 Mar 2010 in Categories: .
    • Photo: Kiran Meekings

      Kiran Meekings answered on 21 Mar 2010:

      It’s a genetic disease so to cure it we need to develop a gene therapy to replace the faulty cystic fibrosis gene. I think there’s some gene therapies in clinical trials at the moment but I’m not sure how far from the market they are. If you’d like more detail, let me know and I’ll ask our respiratory analyst at work!

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  • Photo: Sharon

    Sharon commented on :

    Yes, there are some really promising gene therapy trials on-going at the moment and as Kiran said, this is really going to be the best way to hopefully find a cure for CF. The CF trust website http://www.cftrust.org.uk has lots of information. I’m really hoping they find a cure for this disease as my 4 year old nephew has it and I am a carrier.