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Genetic Variations Discovery Raises Hope for Treatment of Cystic Fibrosis

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If you have been diagnosed with a severe medical condition that is expected to last 12 months or end in death, then you may qualify to receive Social Security disability benefits.

In a report from Medline Plus, the discovery of genetic variations raises hope for future treatment of cystic fibrosis. Researchers have found that genetic variations play a role in the severity of what can be a fatal medical condition.

This comes after researchers began investigating the difference in life spans for those diagnosed with cystic fibrosis, some dying early in childhood and others living a few decades.

This led to the finding of genetic variations that seem to influence the progression of the disease but may now also provide quicker and more effective treatment. The hope is to develop special therapies that extend the lives of those diagnosed with cystic fibrosis.

Meanwhile, further studies on how these gene variations affect the severity will be done.

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