With the CF Research News, we aim to bridge the gap between people with CF and the researchers investigating CF and how best to treat those with the condition.
We want to provide access to patients, parents, relatives, friends and caregivers of patients with CF to all scientific work mainly published in the Journal of Cystic Fibrosis (JCF).

All PDF files published hereunder are lay version summaries of work published in the JCF.

October 2020

Title: Long-term bone mineral density changes and fractures in lung transplant recipients with cystic fibrosis
Authors
Gabrielle Durette, Valérie Jomphe, Nathalie J Bureau, Charles Poirier, Pasquale Ferraro, Larry C. Lands, Geneviève Mailhot
References
J Cyst Fibros. 2020 Oct; 21  2020DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcf.2020.09.012
Keywords
Lung transplant, bone mineral density, Vertebral fractures, Non-vertebral fractures
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October 2020

Title: Prospective longitudinal association between repeated multiple breath washout measurements and computed tomography scores in children with cystic fibrosis
Authors
Rikke Mulvad Sandvik, Thomas Kongstad, Kent Green, Christian Voldby, Frederik Buchvald, Marianne Skov, Tacjana Pressler, Kim Gjerum Nielsen
References
J Cyst Fibros. 2020 Oct 4;2121. doi: 10.1016/j.jcf.2020.09.010. 
Keywords
Lung clearance index, Lung function, Multiple breath washout, PRAGMA-CF, Progression, Second moment ratio, Spirometry-controlled CT, Structural lung disease
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October 2020

Title: Tobacco smoke exposure limits the therapeutic benefit of tezacaftor/ivacaftor in pediatric patients with cystic fibrosis
Authors
Elizabeth Baker, William T Harris, Steven M Rowe, Sarah B Rutland, Gabriela R Oates
References
J Cyst Fibros. 2020 Oct 3;S1569-1993(20)30870-5. doi: 10.1016/j.jcf.2020.09.011. Online ahead of print.
Keywords
CFTR modulators, Secondhand smoke, Smoke exposure, Tezacaftor/ivacaftor, Tobacco
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