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.
Breathing 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.
The 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.
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.
Cistic Fibrosis is when Mucus clots up in the lungs and intestines making it harder to breath. =)
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it causes unusually thick mucus in the pancreas
Cystic Fibrosis
The genetic disorder that causes the body to produce unusually thick mucus in the lungs and intestines is cystic fibrosis.
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Cystic fibrosis it is characterized by thick mucus in the lungs
most common is Cystic Fibrosis? Sorry, not a very clearly worded question.
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.
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