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December 13, 2018December 13, 2018

Specific Sweat Test Better Detects Kalydeco’s Effects on CFTR Function, Study Suggests

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The effects of CFTR modulator therapies such as Kalydeco (ivacaftor) can be more reliably assessed using a test that specifically measures the sweating dependent on CFTR, called C-sweat rate, than using ... Read more

October 30, 2018October 30, 2018

VX-445 Triple Combo Improves Lung Function in CF Patients with F508del Mutations, Phase 2 Trial Shows

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Adding the investigational therapy VX-445 to tezacaftor (VX-661) and Kalydeco (ivacaftor) led to a roughly 10 percent improvement in the lung function of cystic fibrosis (CF) patients with F508del mutations in the CFTR gene ... Read more

September 14, 2018September 14, 2018

3 Cystic Fibrosis Diagnosis Stories

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Earlier this week, I asked the community via Instagram when their first sweat test for diagnosis was. The array of answers made me realize how widely our cystic fibrosis diagnosis ... Read more

August 22, 2018August 22, 2018

ELITechGroup Launches Improved Macroduct Sweat Test for Cystic Fibrosis Diagnosis

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ELITechGroup Biomedical Systems has released a new, advanced version of its Macroduct system, called the Macroduct Advanced Sweat Collection System, which allows for improved standardized sweat testing for the diagnosis ... Read more

February 2, 2018February 2, 2018

Sweat Test Is Reliable for CF Diagnosis in Down Syndrome Patients, Study Suggests

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The sweat test, a clinical standard for diagnosing cystic fibrosis (CF), was found to be equally reliable for diagnosing CF in Down syndrome patients, according to a study published in ... Read more

August 8, 2017

Sweat from Infants with CF May Contain Biomarkers That Help Doctors Treat the Disease, Study Reports

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Sweat from infants with cystic fibrosis contains substances that could be used as biomarkers of the disease and even identify new disease mechanisms, a study reports. The research, published in ... Read more

February 3, 2017February 3, 2017

New Guidelines for CF Diagnosis Draw on New Understanding of Disease and Its Mutations

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Guidelines for diagnosing cystic fibrosis (CF) were recently updated to give doctors firmer direction in determining signs of this disease, especially in those not diagnosed as newborns, and in being able to ... Read more

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