Cystic fibrosis (CF) is a genetic disorder, which means you get it from your parents at birth. It affects your lungs, pancreas, and other organs. CF changes the way chloride (salt) moves through the cells of your body. This causes the mucus (which should be thin and slippery) in vario...
Cystic fibrosis (CF) is a genetic disorder that is primarily known to impact the lungs; however, many patients are also diagnosed with diabetes referred to as CF-related diabetes (CFRD), an entity with overlapping features of Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes. Outpatient annual screening is ...
Cystic fibrosis is a common life-limiting autosomal recessive genetic disorder, with highest prevalence in Europe, North America, and Australia. The disease is caused by mutation of a gene that encodes a chloride-conducting transmembrane channel called the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulato...
Cystic fibrosis is a genetic disorder that affects one out of every 10,000 people worldwide. And while the illness mainly affects the lungs, its effects can be felt in other parts of the body as well. The pancreas, liver, kidneys and intestines can all be adversely affected by this illnes...
Cystic fibrosis (CF) is a genetic disorder characterized by chronic microbial colonization and inflammation of the respiratory tract (RT), leading to pulmonary exacerbation (PEx) and lung damage. Although the lung bacterial microbiota has been extensively studied, the mycobiome remains understudied. Howe...
Cystic fibrosis (CF) is a genetic disorder that causes lung damage and affects the cells that secrete mucus, sweat, and digestive juices. Rather than acting as lubricant, the thick and sticky secretions, the products of the defective CFTR gene, clog the airways that interfere with normal funct...
CysticFibrosisWHAT IS CYSTIC FIBROSIS AND WHO DOES IT AFFECT:Every year, 1,000 children with cystic fibrosis are born in the United States. 1 in 3,000 Caucasian babies have the disorder, making Cystic Fibrosis one of the most common lethal genetic diseases in Caucasians. Overall, there are ...
Cystic fibrosis (CF) is a genetic disorder characterized by excessive exocrine gland activity, gastrointestinal malfunction, and progressive pulmonary disability (3, 9, 18). The basic defect is not known. However, factors have been found in the biological fluids of cystic fibrosis patients and ...
Cystic fibrosis (CF) is the most common lethal inherited disease in white persons.[4]Cystic fibrosis is an autosomal recessive disorder, and most carriers of the gene are asymptomatic. Cystic fibrosis is a disease of exocrine gland function that involves multiple organ systems but chiefly results ...
A team of researchers affiliated with multiple institutions in Germany has developed a type of gene therapy that could be used to help people with cystic fibrosis. In their paper published in the journal Nature Nanotechnology, the group describes how the