Human Physiology
Human Physiology
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ISBN: 9781259864629
Author: Fox, Stuart Ira
Publisher: Mcgraw-hill Education,
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Symptoms of cystic fibrosis.

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Cystic fibrosis is a genetic defect. It is an inherited life-threatening disorder that affects the lungs and the digestive system. The most common mutation which leads to cystic fibrosis is the deletion of the phenylalanine 508. Cystic fibrosis is a recessive disease. A person having a mutation in both copies of the CFTR (cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator) gene shows cystic fibrosis.

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