Essays on Cystic Fibrosis

Causes Cystic fibrosis is a disease that comes from a difference in a person’s genes. Any parent with the CF gene can pass it to their children. Although those parents may not actually have CF, they may carry the gene that could be passed on…

Cystic Fibrosis (CF) is a progressive, genetic disease that causes persistent lung infections and limits the ability to breathe over time. [Mayo Clinic 3] People with CF carries a defective gene in their DNA that causes a thick, sticky buildup of mucus in their lungs,…

Cystic Fibrosis (CF) is an autosomal recessive disease that affects thousands of individual around the world especially among the Caucasian population of northern European descent. In Caucasian population approximately 4 to 5 percent of individuals are heterozygous for CF, i.e., they carry a mutated copy…

The cystic fibrosis trans membrane conductance regulator (CFTR) is a unique member of the ABC transporter family that forms a novel Cl− channel. It is located predominantly in the apical membrane of epithelia where it mediates trans epithelial salt and liquid movement. Dysfunction of CFTR…