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Cystic Fibrosis
What are the causes?
Cystic Fibrosis (CF) is caused by a single faulty gene that should normally produce a protein present in the cell wall known as cystic fibrosis transmembrane regulator (CFTR), which controls the passage of salt and water across cell surfaces such as those in the lungs, pancreas gland, bile ducts, intestinal walls and other organs. In CF the secretions are abnormally dry due to their decreased salt and water content and this causes the mucus and secretions to be abnormally sticky. In the lungs infections are difficult to clear and in the digestive system the pancreas is damaged early due to the thick sticky secretions blocking the ducts of the gland.
What are the symptoms?
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