Cystic fibrosis is a genetic condition that causes persistent lung infections, resulting in progressive damage to the lungs and digestive system. On Tuesday, Jan. 15, Evenings with Genetics ... the ...

Single gene disorders, like Huntington’s disease and cystic fibrosis ... biochemically in the 1950s—long before the PAH-encoding gene was mapped to human chromosome 12 and cloned in 1983.

A genetic screen can potentially diagnose more than 1,200 genetic disorders and chromosomal abnormalities. If you were a medical geneticist, how would you pick the best test for your patient ...

6 Mutations in the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance ... Microdeletions on the long arm of the Y chromosome and their association with male-factor infertility. HKMJ 2000; 6: 184-9.

Thom Graves Media While genome sequencing may be the new kid on the block--perhaps now with a cracking voice and fuzzy facial hair--predicting phenotypes is the stuff of classical genetics ... disease ...

Despite new medication, cystic ... fibrosis: Although immune cells are present in the lungs, they are ineffective and cause damage to the lung tissue without preventing infections in the long ...