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This is the first step in an approach scientists hope will one day correct the underlying genetic defect causing CF. Using a new technique called gene therapy, physicians at the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute in Bethesda, MD, hope to go beyond just treating the symptoms of CF. Copernicus' unique, non-viral nanoparticle formulation is intended to deliver a normal copy of the CF gene to the affected lung cells of CF patients, and may provide a therapy that treats the root cause of CF. |
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