New Drug May Treat Cystic Fibrosis, Other Diseases Caused by 'Nonsense Mutations,' Says UAB Researcher
April 26, 2010
April 26, 2010
BIRMINGHAM, Ala., April 26 -- The University of Alabama at Birmingham issued the following news release:
Inherited diseases such as cystic fibrosis can be caused by genetic "nonsense mutations" that disrupt the way human cells make proteins. David Bedwell, Ph.D., a professor in the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) Department of Microbiology, says scientists are now closer to producing drugs that will fix this disruption and drastically improve treatment of genet . . .
Inherited diseases such as cystic fibrosis can be caused by genetic "nonsense mutations" that disrupt the way human cells make proteins. David Bedwell, Ph.D., a professor in the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) Department of Microbiology, says scientists are now closer to producing drugs that will fix this disruption and drastically improve treatment of genet . . .