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Cystic fibrosis is a very serious disorder that causes respiratory issues and digestive problems. Although cystic fibrosis (CF) was once a death sentence, new medical breakthroughs allow those with the disease to live much longer, fuller lives. Here’s a look at the genetics behind the cause of cystic fibrosis...
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Cystic fibrosis is an inherited disorder that causes life-threatening damage to the lungs and digestive system. This disorder is caused by a defective gene that affects the cells that produce mucus, sweat, and digestive juices. Instead of the secreted fluids being thin and slippery as they should be, people...
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Cystic fibrosis (CF) is a genetic disorder passed from parent to child. When both parents have a mutated CF gene, any offspring has about a 25% chance of inheriting it. Although all newborns are now tested for CF, symptoms may not appear until later in life. While recent medical advents...
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Cystic fibrosis is a life-threatening, genetic condition. The disease is the result of a mutated gene that is passed on from both parents to their child. Cystic fibrosis causes the secretory glands to overproduce digestive fluids, mucus, and sweat, affecting the lungs, liver, pancreas, intestines, kidneys, and more. While...
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Nasal polyps are fleshy swellings that develop in the lining of the nose and paranasal sinuses, the air-filled spaces that are linked to the nasal cavity. They are non-cancerous growths. Polyps vary in size; they may be yellowish-brown or pink and are shaped like teardrops. As they grow, they...
Cystic fibrosis is a very serious disorder that causes respiratory issues and digestive problems. Although cystic fibrosis (CF) was once a death sentence, new medical breakthroughs allow those with the disease to live much longer, fuller lives. Here’s a look at the genetics behind the cause of cystic fibrosis...
Cystic fibrosis is an inherited disorder that causes life-threatening damage to the lungs and digestive system. This disorder is caused by a defective gene that affects the cells that produce mucus, sweat, and digestive juices. Instead of the secreted fluids being thin and slippery as they should be, people...
Cystic fibrosis (CF) is a genetic disorder passed from parent to child. When both parents have a mutated CF gene, any offspring has about a 25% chance of inheriting it. Although all newborns are now tested for CF, symptoms may not appear until later in life. While recent medical advents...
Cystic fibrosis is a life-threatening, genetic condition. The disease is the result of a mutated gene that is passed on from both parents to their child. Cystic fibrosis causes the secretory glands to overproduce digestive fluids, mucus, and sweat, affecting the lungs, liver, pancreas, intestines, kidneys, and more. While...
Nasal polyps are fleshy swellings that develop in the lining of the nose and paranasal sinuses, the air-filled spaces that are linked to the nasal cavity. They are non-cancerous growths. Polyps vary in size; they may be yellowish-brown or pink and are shaped like teardrops. As they grow, they...