Essays on Cystic Fibrosis

The clinical manifestation of cystic fibrosis (CF) is a result of mutation in the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR). At normal functioning, CFTR facilitates water movement and the transport of ions across the epithelial layer. Pulmonary pathogens attacking the lungs of an individual with...

Cystic fibrosis has traditionally been a dire diagnosis meaning that there would be a shot life full of many complications, frequent hospital appointments and a poor quality of life. Recent medicine however has enabled people with cystic fibrosis to live longer and higher quality lives...

Cystic fibrosis (CF) is a genetic condition that affects more than 10,400 people in the UK alone. Cystic fibrosis cannot be caught later in life, is it inherited and 1 in 25 of us carries the faulty gene without us knowing. Some of the effects...

A few centuries ago, the European folklores stated that any child that had salty-tasting skin had been bewitched and eventually would die soon. Furthermore, the medical texts from 1595 had been found and the symptom in skin had been linked with the damage of pancreas....

“Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away” (Angela). Cystic Fibrosis can be a life-threatening disease, but that does not limit the life of one affected by it. Cystic Fibrosis is a genetic...

There are many chronic conditions that people are unaware of or know little about, Cystic Fibrosis (CF) is one of them. CF is a condition in which the body produces a large amount of thick mucous that prevents other organs to do their job. This...

Cystic Fibrosis is a common disease that affects many people. Cystic Fibrosis is known to not have a cure, but treatment is available to ease symptoms. The purpose of this experiment was to show how Cystic Fibrosis affects human cells with a larger representation of...

Cystic Fibrosis (CF) is a multi-system autosomal recessive disorder affecting the lungs, GI tract, and reproductive organs. It leads to the dysfunction of the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) protein. It affects 1 in 2,500 new-born babies worldwide, with double these figures in Ireland....

This paper will be covering in-depth the widespread presence, risk factors, and dental hygiene considerations of patients with Cystic fibrosis. The authors of the article Elisa Sarvas, Donald Chi, and Amy Kim help discuss what clinical signs might be seen, how genetic factors can play...

As Cystic fibrosis is a genetic disease there are many adenoviral gene therapy and several amenable to gene therapy patients are currently undergoing early-phase clinical trials which cannot able to cure the disease but able to increase the life expectancy above 36 years. As there...