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CYSTIC fIBROSIS

Published on Dec 04, 2015

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CYSTIC fIBROSIS

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wHAT IS THE DISORDER?

  • Cystic fibrosis is a inherited disease in which cells produce
  • thick and sticky mucus, causing blockage in internal passages,
  • such as your lungs; where infection sets in.

How do you get CF?

  • A person gets CF when he/she inherits two mutated
  • CFTR genes, one from each parent.

HOW COMMON IS THE DISORDER?