Pigs Bred With Cystic Fibrosis Provide Model To Mimic Human Dise...

Courtesy ScienceDaily  Thu, 09/25/2008 - 20:45

Cystic fibrosis continues to be a lethal disease for humans despite the identification of the problematic gene two decades ago.

Many humans born with CF -- the most common genetic disease in Caucasians -- often die because of a lung disease developed later.

Scientists have been unable to develop an animal model that develops the fatal lung disease. Now, one researcher is producing pigs born with cystic fibrosis that mimic the exact symptoms of a newborn with CF.


 

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