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Why is the mucus excessively thick in patients with cystic fibrosis?
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A genetic defect of the CFTR gene affects how the cells in the body distribute sodium. There are different mutations, but all allow too much sodium to leave the cell. Thus, the mucus in a person with cystic fibrosis loses it's fluidity and becomes very thick.
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∙ 11y ago
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∙ 11y agoBreathing becomes very painful and lung transplants may be needed. Lungs become infected and digestion is also effected which can cause malnutrition. In most cases, children with the condition live quite normally but it eventually worsens until becoming life-threatening. A slew of other complications also occur which are the usual causes of death later in life.
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∙ 10y agoThe reason why the mucus is excessively thick in patients with cystic fibrosis is because the cells in various organs of the body that are responsible for mucus production do not perform properly.
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What are the internal secretions of the body if you have cystic fibrosis?
Cystic Fibrosis patients has a sticky mucus that clogs the lungs, causes lungs infections, obstructs the pancreas, and stops natural enzymes that helps the body break down food.
What type of genetic disorder occurs when the body produces abnormally thick mucus?
Cistic Fibrosis is when Mucus clots up in the lungs and intestines making it harder to breath. =)
What is an inherited disease of the mucus and sweat glands?
cystic fibrosis
FActs about Cystic Fibrosis?
it causes unusually thick mucus in the pancreas
What disease causes mucus build up in lungs?
Cystic Fibrosis
A disorder in which the body produces abnormally thick mucus in the lungs and intestines is called?
The genetic disorder that causes the body to produce unusually thick mucus in the lungs and intestines is cystic fibrosis.
An immune disorder in which the airways constrict and become clogged with mucus is?
cystic fibrosis
What disorder cause abnormally thick mucus in lungs and intestines?
cystic fibrosis
What is the most common lethal genetic disease in US African Americans?
Cystic fibrosis it is characterized by thick mucus in the lungs
What condition causes the airways to become inflamed and thickened and an increase in the number and size of mucus producing cells?
most common is Cystic Fibrosis? Sorry, not a very clearly worded question.
What are symptoms of cystic fibrosis?
the symptoms of cystic fibrosis are has chesty coughs and feeling very flemmy. struggling to breath can also be a sign and mucus will fill the lungs and cover the throat.
When Body Produces abnormally thick mucus when a person has a this genetic disorder?
Cystic fibrosis
