| Cystic fibrosis is a life-threatening
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| | sticky.The respiratory system secretes
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| disease caused by a defective gene and
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| | thin and slippery mucus to clear away the
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| affecting about 30,000 children in
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| | foreign bodies and microorganisms that
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| America. There is no cure for it so far,
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| | invade the system. In cystic fibrosis
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| but there are lots of promising
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| | patients this mucus, thick and sticky,
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| experiments and clinical studies going on
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| | not only fails to clean the system but
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| to find a genetic therapy to cure cystic
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| | also blocks the lungs and airways and
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| fibrosis.Humans transmit the genetic code
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| | creates a life-threatening problem with
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| to the next generation through DNA,
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| | the respiratory system. As the
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| containing 23 pairs of chromosomes. The
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| | microorganisms are not cleared there are
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| seventh chromosome contains the defective
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| | serious infections, like bronchitis,
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| gene that causes cystic fibrosis. There
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| | pneumonia and influenza. So a cystic
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| are over ten million Americans who this
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| | fibrosis patient has to take care of his
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| defective gene without having the
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| | respiratory system constantly, with
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| disease. When both parents are carriers
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| | bronchodilators, electrical clappers and
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| there is a 25% chance that the child will
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| | electrical inflatable vest vibrators.
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| have a recessive gene; that is, the child
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| | Newer antibiotics control the infections
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| has two copies of the defective gene from
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| | to a good extent.In the digestive system
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| both parents. This gene signals the
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| | the ducts between the pancreas and
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| epithelial cells to produce cystic
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| | intestine and between the liver and
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| fibrosis trans-membrane conductance
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| | intestine are blocked. Due to the
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| regulator (cystic fibrosisTR). It is a
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| | shortage of enzymes and bile, the cystic
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| bad protein found in the digestive
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| | fibrosis patient is unable to digest fats
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| system, skin and reproductive system of
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| | and proteins. He becomes malnourished,
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| cystic fibrosis patients.When the cystic
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| | underweight and weak. Enzyme and vitamin
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| fibrosisTR is not normal, the regulation
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| | supplements take care of the problem to
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| of salt through the membranes becomes
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| | an extent. In the reproductive system the
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| defective. This results in the secretions
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| | duct between the testes and prostate get
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| of the lining such as mucus, digestive
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| | blocked, and so a majority of cystic
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| juices and sweat, becoming thick and
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| | fibrosis patients are sterile.
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