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All About Cystic Fibrosis

History:

Type of Genetic Cause:

Dr. Dorothy Anderson

chromosome #7

Symptoms

Treatment

Selective Pressure

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

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CFTR gene and CFTR protein

Predicting Cystic Fibrosis

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