I wonder if my young cousin, who struggled with CF his entire life and died after undergoing a complete heart-lung transplant, might have benefited from this drug or not. I'm happy that the research he and his extended family supported with a local run/walk is finally paying off, and I'm sure he'd be happy for any of his friends that might have benefited from this drug even if he couldn't.
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Drug Fulfills Promise Of Research Into Cystic Fibrosis Gene
The success of Kalydeco, a drug to treat cystic fibrosis, has been decades in the making — since the discovery of the gene associated with the disease. The time from gene discovery to successful drug may be shortening, but there are only a handful of drugs like Kalydeco on the market. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
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