Genetic Variation Linked To Respiratory Disease

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A UA clinician team made up of BIO5 members Drs. Julie Ledford Monica Kraft, use genetics as a guide focused on turning research into new treatments for asthma and other lung diseases. They have discovered that genetic mutations in a protein associated with asthma can affect a person’s susceptibility to a variety of lung diseases — and could lead to new treatments.