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How can you detect cystic fibrosis?
Cystic fibrosis can be detected through a combination of genetic testing, sweat chloride testing, and certain diagnostic imaging tests like chest X-rays or CT scans. Additionally, symptoms such as chronic respiratory issues, digestive problems, and salty skin can also be indicators of cystic fibrosis. A thorough medical evaluation by a healthcare provider is necessary for an accurate diagnosis.
Do people with Cystic Fibrosis die young?
The life expectancy of individuals with cystic fibrosis has significantly improved over the years due to advancements in treatments and therapies. However, it is still considered a life-shortening disease, with most individuals living into their 30s and 40s. With proper management and care, many people with cystic fibrosis can lead fulfilling lives.
What condition causes the airways to become inflamed and thickened and an increase in the number and size of mucus producing cells?
Chronic bronchitis is a condition that causes inflammation and thickening of the airways, leading to excess mucus production. This can result in symptoms such as cough, shortness of breath, and recurrent respiratory infections. It is often associated with smoking and long-term exposure to irritants.
Which Genetic disorder is more common in Caucasians?
Hemochromatosis type 1 (or simply Haemochromatosis, or HH) is a hereditary disease characterized by excessive absorption of dietary iron resulting in a pathological increase in total body iron stores. Humans, like most animals, have no means to excrete excess iron. Excess iron accumulates in tissues and organs disrupting their normal function. The most susceptible organs include the liver, adrenal glands, the heart and the pancreas; patients can present with cirrhosis, adrenal insufficiency, heart failure or diabetes. The hereditary form of the disease is most common among those of Northern European ancestry, in particular those of Irish descent, and is currently the most common in the US.
What are the possible phenotypes of the offspring between a parent who is a heterozygous carrier for cystic fibrosis and a homozygous normal parent?
The chances are one half. You will most likley have 2 children without the gene, and 2 with one gene. Since the normal parent has the dominate allele, the Cystic Fiborisis will not be present.
What is the most common fatal genetic disease in the United states?
cystic fibrosis (:cystic fibrosis :)cystic fibrosis ^-^
What are the signs of Cystic Fibrosis?
which are the most common physical features of cystic fibrosis
What is most the common fatal genetic disease in US?
cystic fibrosis
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 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.
What is the most common lethal genetic disease in US African Americans?
Cystic fibrosis it is characterized by thick mucus in the lungs
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.
What is the most common fatal genetic disease is us?
cystic fibrosis
How long does cystic fibrosis last?
The person who has Cystic Fibrosis has it for life.
Is cystic fibrosis a mutation?
yes, it is caused by a mutation in the gene cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR). The most common mutation, which results in a loss of the amino acid phenylalanine
Is cystic fibrosis common?
Cystic fibrosis is the most common life threatening disease in the UKOne in 25 people have the cystic fibrosis gene in them (but may not have the disease). Most people aren't even aware that they carry the gene. If two people who have the gene reproduce, the odds that they have a child with cystic fibrosis is 1 in 4. The chance that they will have a child who carries the gene but doesn't have the disease is 2 in 4 (half). The chance that they have a child who does not have the disease or carry the gene is 1 in 4.
To be a cystic fibrosis carrier do your parents have to have a cystics fibrosis gene?
Yes, since the disease is a recessive inherted trait BOTH parents must carry the gene but will not have the disease itself. Approximately 30,000 people in the United States have cystic fibrosis. An additional ten million more-or about one in every 31 Americans-are carriers of the defective CF gene, but do not have the disease. The disease is most common in Caucasians, but it can affect all races.
