The Center for the Study and Treatment of Jewish Genetic Diseases at the UPMC Health System offers diagnosis, management, treatment, and genetic counseling for people with or at risk for genetic diseases common to the Ashkenazi Jewish population, including cystic fibrosis, and their families. Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol. Willis E, Miller R, Wyn J. Gendered embodiment and survival for young people with cystic fibrosis. Soc Sci Med. Gene therapy in cystic fibrosis.
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J Clin Endocrinol Metab. Eur J Med Res. J Membr Biol. This brochure is published in cooperation with the Genetics Education and Counseling Program at the University of Pittsburgh Department of Human Genetics, Graduate School of Public Health. The Program is supported by grants from the National Institutes of Health, Genzyme Corporation, the West Penn Division of the March of Dimes, and Ladies Hospital Aid Society of Western Pennsylvania.