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Friday, July 02, 2004

Why Didn't I Think of That? 

This just in from the Dept. of Things Someone Should Have Asked Long Ago: it seems that cystic fibrosis, a terminal genetic disease incapacitating a chloride transporter, is characterized by too little mucous, instead of the long-presumed (why not tested? I'm not clear on this...) too much. Very strange indeed, but at least theoretically, easier to treat.

WHY DID NO ONE BOTHER TO CHECK THIS BEFORE?!?!?!?!?

# posted by Michael : 2.7.04
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