Cystic Fibrosis to be a curable illness by 2025
Created by InquilineKea on 2015-07-11; known on 2026-01-01
- InquilineKea estimated 40% on 2015-07-11
- JoshuaZ said “Define curable? It is treatable now for some forms, but the people need to take the drugs for their entire lives. ” on 2015-07-11
- InquilineKea said “By curable I’m thinking CRISPR/gene therapy will be able to make people live with the illness with normal healthspans without having to take drugs. (maybe this sounds really ambitious, though I think SNP diseases are the first test of CRISPR)” on 2015-07-11