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Cystic fibrosis is an autosomal recessive genetic disorder, meaning that individuals must inherit two copies of the mutated gene to develop the disease. However, carriers of one copy of the mutated gene, who have a normal copy as well, do not typically show symptoms and can be considered healthy. In the general population, approximately 1 in 25 people of European descent are carriers of the cystic fibrosis gene. Thus, a significant proportion of individuals may carry the gene without being affected by the disease.
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What is an organization that helps people that have cystic fibrosis?
cystic fibrosis foundation
How frequent is cystic fibrosis?
Cystic Fibrosis affects approximately over 9,000 people in the UK and is the most common genetic disorder. According to the Cystic Fibrosis trusts website, approximately five babies each week are born with Cystic Fibrosis.
How does cystic fibrosis affect people with it?
it kills you
What can a nurse to do protect herself from someone with cystic fibrosis?
Cystic fibrosis is completely genetic -- it's not contagious. People with cystic fibrosis don't pose any risk to their nurses, doctors or anyone else.
What is the probability of two healthy people where one is a carrier being parents to a child born with cystic fibrosis?
If only one person is a carrier of cystic fibrosis than there is no chance of having a child with it. Both parents have to be carriers and even then there is only a 25% chance. If only one carries than there is a 50% chance that their children will carry but will not have cystic fibrosis.
How do black people get cystic fibrosis?
The Same Way Any other person would get CF (Cystic Fibrosis), although it's Very Rare For African Americans to get it. Cystic Fibrosis is most common among Caucasians.
Do people suffering with cystic fibrosis lack a chromosome or they have an extra one?
Neither. Cystic fibrosis is caused by genetic mutations on chromosome 7.
What is the genotype what represent people with cystic fibrosis?
haha. right.
What famous person has cystic fibrosis?
Cystic Fibrosis is a hereditary disease. Some famous people who have lived with it are Jerry Cahill, Nathan Charles, and Nolan Gottlieb.
Is it true or false that cystic fibrosis is a transmittable disease in the lungs?
Cystic Fibrosis is not contagouse because it is a genetic dissorder (you can only have it if you have the genes that give people CF)
What would be the genotype of a person with cystic fibrosis?
The genotype of a person with CF is cc. The genotype of a carrier of a CF mutation is Cc.
Why do only white people get cystic fibrosis?
Most white Europeans do not get cystic fibrosis. There is, however, a greater occurence of the recessive gene responsible for cystic fibrosis in Caucasians and Ashkanezi Jews than other races.
