Essays About Cystic Fibrosis

Biology, Period 8Cystic Fibrosis is a genetic disease that is simple recessive. Thismeans that a child must have two abnormal copies of the gene, one from themother and one from the father, to have cystic fibrosis. If both parentscarry one abnormal copy of the gene, each child has a twenty-five percentchance of inheriting the disease….

Cystic FibrosisCystic fibrosis is an autosomal recessive trait on chromosome 7. Thisdisorder affects chloride transport resulting in abnormal mucus production. This lifelong illness usually gets more severe with age and can affect bothmales and females. Symptoms and severity differ from person to person. Cysticfibrosis is the most common fatal inherited disease among whites and the…

Cystic fibrosis is the most common autosomal recessive genetic disease of white Indo-Europeans (Caucasians). Three main systems are usually affected by cystic fibrosis. These include the lungs and respiratory tract, the digestive tract (especially the pancreas and intestines) and the sweat glands. The lungs will normally have a thick mucus line them in cases of…

Word Count: 2443Introduction:Cystic fibrosis is an inherited autosomal recessive disease that exerts its main effects on the digestive system and the lungs. This disease is the most common genetic disorder amongst Caucasians. Cystic fibrosis affects about one in 2,500 people, with one in twenty five being a heterozygote. With the use of antibiotics, the life…