Cystic fibrosis: why so many respiratory complications?

(Universit é de Gen è ve) Cystic fibrosis, one of the most common genetic diseases in Switzerland, causes severe respiratory and digestive disorders. Despite considerable therapeutic advances, this disease still reduces life expectancy, in particular due to life-threatening respiratory infections. Scientists from the University of Geneva (UNIGE) have discovered the reason for this large number of lung infections: a protein, Vav3.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news