Zusammenfassung der Ressource
Cystic Fibrosis
- Genetic Disorder
- Autosomal Recessive
- Abnormal Exocrine Gland
Function
- Excessive Salt in Sweat
- Most common Lethal Disease in Whites
- Median Lifespan 25 years
- Diagnosis
- Prenatal
- Chromosome Testing
- Postnatal
- Sweat Chloride Test
- Pancreatic Involvement
- Lack of Trypsin -
malabsorption
- Rectal Prolapse
- Meconium Ileus
- Liver Cirrhosis
- Gallstones
- Salivary Gland
Obstruction
- Pulmonary Involvement
- Excessive Mucus
- Reduced Cilia Function
- Recurrent Infections