Cystic Fibrosis
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One out of every 2,500 births in the united states will be diagnosed
With . This fact makes one of the most common
Genetic diseases in the nation. About 30,000 americans have the disease, but
Even though is the nations most common genetic disease the
Majority of americans know little about it. ....
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.... with aerosols that relieve constriction of the airways. Physical therapy
Is used to help patients cough up the obstructing mucus. Intestinal obstruction,
Which occurs mostly in infancy, may require surgery.
In 1989, researchers fond the abnormal gene that causes cystic fibrosis.
This gene is located on chromosome 7 . A person who has two cystic fibrosis
Genes has the disease . A person that carries one of the genes does not have the
Genetic disease, but is a carrier.
The sympto ....
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