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CYSTIC FIBROSIS
BY: LUKE, BRIAN, RYKER, AND LAYDON
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CYSTIC FIBROSIS OR (CF)
Cf affects the 7th chromosome
Cf occurs because of mutations in the gene that makes a protein called CFTR
A person with CF produces abnormal CFTR protein or no CFTR protein at all
Which makes the body make a thick sticky mucus instead of the normal thin watery kind
3.
SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS
Weight loss
Coughing or increased mucus in the sinus or lungs
Clubbed fingers (picture)
Infertility - inability to become pregnant
To check if you have Cf you could have a blood test, but there are other tests as well
4.
SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS
5.
LIFE EXPECTANTY
RANGES FROM 17-30 YEARS OF AGE
6.
RESEARCH
In 1989 the Cf gene was finally found which was the greatest breakthrough
Currently there are 30 potential Cf treatments
And with more treatments the closer we are to curing the disease in the future
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William Hook
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FUTURE RESEARCH
Many current treatments have been very promising so far
And scientists are very close to finding a cure
There are a couple ways they have been trying to reverse Cf
(Listed in future treatments)
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William Hook
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TREATMENTS
Hypertonic saline helps clear CF mucus. It is proven to improve lung function and reduce hospital stays.
CPT is a treatment that helps to break up the mucus
Some of the treatment exercises are thumping on the patients chest or there is chest vibration.
Postural drainage and percussion treatment also helps get rid of mucus and clear the airways
A patient will use a mechanical "vest" or blow into a device that shakes the mucus loose
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FUTURE TREATMENTS
There are new antibiotic therapies and methods for airway drainage, etc.
We are trying many different ways for treating, and maybe someday curing CF
the most exciting possibility for the future of CF treatment lies in gene therapy
The use of DNA to repair or replace the function of a mutated gene
Although Gene therapy is far from being ready but it is the future for curing CF
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SITES/SOURCES
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SITES/SOURCES
http://cysticfibrosis.respironics.com/treatment.asp
Www.cff.org/research/
Luke Russell
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