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Flutterby FUNdraisers Donate by Text
Tuesday, April 12th 2016
Our friends at Flutterby FUNdraisers have setup a text to donate number.
They raise money for the Consortium and now you can donate by simply texting GENE16 to 70070. 100% of your donation goes to Flutterby FUNdraisers.
The service is run by JustTextGiving by Vodafone and is simple to use.
After your donation you will be sent a confirmation text and if you are a UK tax payer you can add 25% Gift Aid to your donation by following the weblink in the text message.
What is Gene Therapy? (2008): CF gene therapy aims to insert a fully functional CFTR gene into the lung airway cells of people with the condition. Two main types of vector are used to deliver this new copy of the gene. A viral vector, engineered from viral particles or non-viral vectors, plasmid DNA molecules condensed by other chemical entities. More...
