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Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance Regulator (CFTR)?

CFTR is a protein essential to wet surfaces throughout your body, like the airways of your lungs. People with cystic fibrosis have a gene mutation that causes problems with the protein. Some ...
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Vertex Announces European Commission Approval of ALYFTREK®, a New Once-Daily CFTR Modulator for the Treatment of Cystic Fibrosis

- ALYFTREK ® (deutivacaftor/tezacaftor/vanzacaftor) approved in the EU for people with CF 6 years and older with at least one non-class I mutation in the CFTR gene ...
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Vertex Announces US FDA Approval of ALYFTREK™, a Once-Daily Next-in-Class CFTR Modulator for the Treatment of Cystic Fibrosis

- ALYFTREK™ is approved for patients 6 years and older with at least one responsive mutation, including 31 additional mutations not responsive to other CFTR modulator therapies - - In head-to-head ...
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Can Genetic Testing Predict Cystic Fibrosis?

Genetic testing plays an important role in cystic fibrosis screening and diagnosis. It can help determine if a person has cystic fibrosis or carries gene mutations that cause it. Other tests can also ...
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Vertex Announces Reimbursement Agreement in Australia for TRIKAFTA® (elexacaftor/tezacaftor/ivacaftor and ivacaftor) for Patients With Cystic Fibrosis Ages 12 Years and Older ...

- With this reimbursement agreement in place, more than 2,200 people with CF will have PBS-funded access to TRIKAFTA®, including more than 700 who will now have access to a CFTR modulator therapy for ...