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**Description: ** **cystic fibrosis is a chronic progressive and frequently fatal genetic disease of the body’s muscular glands. CF primarily affects the repertory and digestive systems in children and young adults. Sweat glands and the reproductive system are usually involved. On average individuals with CF have a life span of thirty years. ** **Inheritance: ** the inheritance of Cystic Fibrosis is an autosomal recessive disorder caused by mutations in the Cystic Fibrosis trans membrane conductance regulator gene. Heterozygous carries altered gene is asymptomatic. The offspring had a defect copy of CFTR gene from the parent. **Punnett Square: Cystic Fibrosis ** **﻿ ** **﻿   ** **Symptoms: ** the symptoms of Cystic Fibrosis  are viscous mucus in lungs, repeated infections, pale or clay colored stool, recurrent pneumonia, chronic cough, wheezing, bronchitis, chronic sinusitis, asthma, nasal polyps, weight loss, excessive salt in sweat, failure for new born to pass stool, abdominal pain, fatigue enlarged finger tips, and change in color of sputum. **Diagnosis: ** Diagnosis for Cystic Fibrosis is lung function test, MRI, CT, X-rays, image testing, organ function, sputum test, genetic test, sweat test, and newborn screening. **Treatment: ** the treatment for Cystic Fibrosis is antibiotics, mucus-thinning-drugs, bronchodilators, therapy, chest clapper, inflatable vest, breathing device, feeding tube, lung transplant, and bowl surgery. **Interesting Facts: ** <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times','serif'; font-size: 16px;">media type="custom" key="9657302" <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 0pt;">**support group:** <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 0pt;">one support group for Cystic Fibrosis is the Canadian Cystic Fibrosis foundation. Another group is the national Cystic Fibrosis awareness committee. <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times','serif'; line-height: 115%;">Cystic Fibrosis treatment and drugs, Cystic Fibrosis wiki, and google.
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