Cystic+Fibrosis-+Megha+Khullar

Cystic Fibrosis **Description: ** A disease that messes with the respiratory and digestive system. People who have this inherit defective genes on the chromosome 7, the protein helps salt move out of cells. People don’t grow normally with this because they don’t have enough nutrition.

**Inheritance: **This disease is inherited by a defective gene on the chromosome 7. It’s called CFTR. (Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane conductance Regulator.) Cystic Fibrosis is an autosomal disease. If both parents are carriers, the child may as well be affected with it. Both parents pass the defective gene to their child.

**Punnett Square: ** **Symptoms: **The symptoms of Cystic Fibrosis are: coughing, wheezing, respiratory illness, weight-loss, and more. The lungs get clogged and continue to be infected. Most patients live on till thirty years of age from this. **Diagnosis: **Cystic Fibrosis is diagnosed by sweat tests. Since these patients have more salt in their bodies, it gets taken to the lab to be analyzed. In the end, the test can show if the patient has CFTR in their blood. **Treatment: **This disease hasn’t been treated. But doctors have come out with treatments. Such as chest physical therapy to get mucus out of the chest, inhale antibiotics to kill the germs in the lungs and Panceratic enzyme replacement therapy. This is where healthy CFTR is inserted into the lung cells. **Interesting Facts: ** media type="custom" key="9656718" [] 
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 115%;">Each year about 2500 babies are born with Cystic Fibrosis.
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 115%;">Over 10 million Americans carry the gene while they have no clue.
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 115%;">Support Groups: **
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 115%;">Cystic Fibrosis Support Group
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 115%;">Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
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