All About Cystic Fibrosis
History:
Type of Genetic Cause:
Symptoms
Treatment
More Stuff
- "before modern times children with CF had a life expectancy of only a few years"
- "more than ten million Americans are carriers of the cf gene"
- "In the United States, the number of people who carry a CF gene mutation is about:
- 1 in 29 Caucasian-Americans
- 1 in 46 Hispanic-Americans
- 1 in 65 African-Americans
- 1 in 90 Asian-Americans"
Bibliography
- http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/cystic-fibrosis/home/ovc-20211890
- http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/cystic-fibrosis/symptoms-causes/dxc-20211893
- https://www.nationaljewish.org/conditions/cystic-fibrosis/history
- https://www.cff.org/What-is-CF/Testing/Carrier-Testing-for-CF/
- http://school.eb.com/levels/high/article/28436
- https://www.biologycorner.com/worksheets/case_study_cystic_fibrosis.html
- http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/cystic-fibrosis/diagnosis-treatment/treatment/txc-20211903
- http://www.nchpeg.org/nutrition/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=468&tmpl=component
How it Works
CFTR gene and CFTR protein
Predicting Cystic Fibrosis