Centro Fibrosi Cistica di Verona
Cystic Fibrosis
Cystic fibrosis (CF) is a genetic, hereditary, autosomal recessive disease. The gene that causes the disease was first identified in 1989, and since then some 2000 different mutations have been discovered.
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The Center
The Cystic Fibrosis Center in Verona is a multispecialty facility of the Veneto Region, set up in accordance with national legislation (Law 548/1993: regional management of cystic fibrosis).
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Preclinical Research
The Center collaborates with the Department of Engineering for Innovation in Medicine - Innovative Biomedicine Section, University of Verona (Director: Prof. Giuseppe Lippi), conducting translational research
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Paediatric Section
Our operational model is one of global care for the child and their family.
The objective is to upgrade the care available to children, offering specific programmes to leverage monitoring and early intervention. Helping CF patients and their
Adult Section
The purpose of the Adult Section is to meet the needs of the ever-growing population of adults with CF attending the Center. Each of these patients has their own unique characteristics and needs, in relation to which the strategies and aims of this section focus
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Ongoing clinical trials
Clinical research represents a fundamental condition in the activity and development of our Center.
There are many clinical trials currently underway on new drugs that could bring further innovations to the treatment of cystic fibrosis.
Test da sforzo cardiopolmonare: dalla teoria alla pratica (Focus Fibrosi Cistica)
22-23 May 2026
see moreCommentary on the new study published by the Verona CF Center on Shwachman-Diamond Syndrome
Ataluren Boosts Blood and Pancreas Health in Shwachman-Diamond
scienmag.com, September 2, 2025
A first therapy for Shwachman-Diamond Syndrome: Verona Cystic Fibrosis Center at the forefront of scientific research
Ataluren improves hematopoietic and pancreatic disorders in Shwachman-Diamond syndrome patients: a compassionate program case-series.
Nat Commun 16, 8189 (2025)
CF Clinical Research Center
The CF Clinical Research Center (CF CRC) was established in April 2008, with the support of the Veneto Region Cystic Fibrosis Association and the US Cystic Fibrosis Research Foundation.
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