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Cystic fibrosis, let's say cf in short, is a genetic disease or genetic disorder that can affect various parts of the body, especially the lungs and the person's intestines.
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Let us see the causes of or cause of the cystic fibrosis.
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Now, a specific gene that is responsible for the cystic fibrosis is the cystic fibrosis is the cystic.
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Fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator gene.
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It is abbreviated as cftr gene in short.
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Now this gene is responsible for producing a protein that helps more liquid followed by ions like chloride and sodium to move in various parts of the body smoothly.
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For cf to occur, it needs two copies of the abnormal or mutated cftr gene, that is, one from the mother and one from the father.
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Both these abnormal copies causes the cystic fibrosis.
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The symptoms of cystic fibrosis includes number one is the.
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Salty sweat.
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Number two is the inability to pass stool properly...