The symptoms that are associated with cystic fibrosis can be reduced through diet and exercise‚ support can be provided from staff at specialist centre for cystic fibrosis. There are many support clinics available for individuals that suffer from cystic fibrosis. These clinics tend to be separated between those for children and those for adults. Children that suffer from cystic fibrosis can normally receive care in a general hospital if there is a cystic fibrosis clinic present. As well as the individual
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I realized that one serious disease that I have a chance of developing at some point in my life is Cystic fibrosis. Many people are familiar with cystic fibrosis or have heard about it at some point in time in their life. According to an article that I read Cystic fibrosis is a buildup of thick‚ sticky mucus that can damage many of the body’s organs (“Genetic Home Reference”‚ 2012). Cystic fibrosis is a genetic disease‚ and it is inherited by autosomal recessive‚ which means that there must be two
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Genetic Counselor Virginia Beach Genetics Counseling Service * Cystic fibrosis is a life-threatening disorder that causes severe damage to the lungs and digestive system. An inherited condition‚ cystic fibrosis affects the cells that produce mucus‚ sweat and digestive juices. These secreted fluids are normally thin and slippery. But in cystic fibrosis‚ a defective gene causes the secretions to become thick and sticky. Cystic fibrosis signs and symptoms vary‚ depending on the severity of the disease
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Potential effects of different factors on development I am going to write about the following factors and how they may affect the development of an individual. · Rubella (Biological) · Cystic fibrosis (Genetic) · Smoking (Lifestyle) · Poor Housing (environmental) · Poverty (Socio-economic) Rubella & CRS Rubella is an infection also known as German measles. It is most common amongst children but may also affect adults. It is passed on through the tiny droplets in the air. If a pregnant woman
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conditions to form‚ such as downs syndrome or cystic fibrosis (Royal College of Nursing‚ 2012). Cystic fibrosis is caused by a recessive and defective gene called CFTR (NHS Choices‚ 2012). This means that if both of the parents carry the gene‚ there is a 25% chance of the child having cystic fibrosis. If the child only inherits one of the genes‚ compared to two‚ they will only be a carrier and will remain unaffected (Stretch and Whitehouse‚ 2010). Cystic fibrosis effected 1 in every 2‚500 babies that were
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characterized the genes encoding many of these proteins. Ion-channel proteins are under intense scrutiny in an effort to determine their roles in pathophysiology and as potential targets for drugs. Defective ion-channel proteins are responsible for cystic fibrosis‚1 the long-QT syndrome‚2 heritable hypertension (Liddle’s syndrome)‚3‚4 familial persistent hyperinsulinemic hypoglycemia of infancy‚5‚6 hereditary nephrolithiasis (Dent’s disease)‚ and a variety of hereditary myopathies‚7-9 including generalized
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a person’s life are cystic fibrosis‚ celiac disease‚ asthma‚ brittle bone disease and rheumatic disease the genetic disease that I have chosen to write about is cystic fibrosis. Cystic fibrosis Cystic fibrosis is an inherited disease that is caused by a defective gene; cystic fibrosis affects the glands in the body that produce our bodily fluids. Cystic fibrosis is not very common in the UK as only 4% of the population are thought to be carrying this gene. The cystic fibrosis gene is a recessive
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Prophase 1 of meiosis When prophase I occurs the chromosomal condensation enables the chromosomes to be looked at under the microscope. Then during late prophase I the homologous chromosomes laterally pair or usually side by side which is then known to be in synapsis this is when cross connections form from Breakage and re-joining between the chromatids which can occur between the pair homologous chromosomes which then lead to genetic combination between the strands which are there. Chiasma occurs
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an individual. Genetic factors Cystic fibrosis is caused by a flawed gene. Children will only develop cystic fibrosis if both parents are carriers of the gene. Its protein product causes the lungs to become sticky and clogged. People with cystic fibrosis tend to suffer from chest and respiratory infections which is life threatening as it affects their breathing and they will also have problems absorbing food. Physical development-children with cystic fibrosis tend to go through puberty 2 or 3
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