Cystic Fibrosis Of The Pancreas
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, commonly called Cystic Fibrosis,
is and inherited disease that first appears in childhood and is
characterized by chronic lung disease, a dificiency of pancreatic enzymes
and an abnormally high concentration of salt in the sweat. Although it is
a generalized body disease, it was misnamed “cys ....
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.... that is
inherited as a recessive trait. In families where both parents ae carriers,
approximately 25% of all the offspring will have the diswase, although the
incidence may vary from one family to the next. The disease is relatively
common to Caucasions, usually among Negroes, and very rare in Mongolians.
In the United States, about 1 in every 2000 children is born with the
disease, and 5% of the population are carriers. In the days before
antibiotics, patients succumbed to bronchopheumo ....
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