@inbook{55ed7476ac334788ad51905accb69675,
title = "Cystic Fibrosis",
author = "Cutting, {Garry R.}",
note = "Funding Information: Dr. Garry Cutting is Professor of Pediatrics and Medicine and the Aetna/U.S. Healthcare Professor of Medical Genetics at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Dr. Cutting received his undergraduate and medical degree at the University of Connecticut. In 1983, he went to Johns Hopkins University where he completed his residency in pediatrics and a fellowship in medical genetics before joining the faculty in 1989. Dr. Cutting{\textquoteright}s primary studies have been in the molecular genetics of cystic fibrosis and more recently elucidating the factors underlying variation in the severity of cystic fibrosis. His previous research achievements include the cloning and characterization of a new class of GABA receptor subunits (GABAc) and structure/function studies of voltage gated chloride channels. He also directs the Postdoctoral Clinical Laboratory Training Program in Medical Genetics and he is the Director of the DNA Diagnostic Laboratory at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Dr. Cutting is the co-editor of the journal Human Mutation and Board Member of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology. He is the recipient of numerous grants including a MERIT award from the NIH and has published over 150 peer-reviewed articles. Funding Information: The author wishes to thank T. Cornwall for secretarial assistance. The work was supported by grants from the National Institutes of Health R37-99003, the U.S. Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, and funds from an Aetna/U.S. Healthcare Chair in Medical Genetics. ",
year = "2013",
month = jan,
day = "1",
doi = "10.1016/B978-0-12-383834-6.00062-8",
language = "English (US)",
isbn = "9780123838353",
pages = "1--54",
booktitle = "Emery and Rimoin's Principles and Practice of Medical Genetics",
publisher = "Elsevier",
}