Biomarkers could lead to better treatments for CF patients
Recently two new biological markers are identified for cystic fibrosis (CF), a inherited disease which affects children and young adults, leaving them with lifelong health complications including gastrointestinal problems and persistent lung infections. The recent research shed new light on the underlying mechanisms of Cystic Fibrosis which could lead to improved prognosis and exceptional therapies for a disease which is quite variable, affecting different children in different ways. There are chemical signatures in sweat that tell us an infant has CF or not. The chemical indicators detected in sweat that could complement the gold standard for CF diagnosis is with the help of sweat chloride test. The test is commonly used in universal neonatal screening programs and measures the concentrations of salt. Increased sweat chloride confirms that an infant actually has CF. "Sweat contains lots of information related to human health and there are also some unexpected chemical...