Cystic Fibrosis 2
Title: Cystic Fibrosis 2
Category: /Science & Technology
Details: Words: 716 | Pages: 3 (approximately 235 words/page)
Cystic Fibrosis 2
Category: /Science & Technology
Details: Words: 716 | Pages: 3 (approximately 235 words/page)
Cystic Fibrosis
Commonly found in young children, Cystic Fibrosis is an inherited disease that is caused by a genetic disorder. The disease originates in the production of a critical protein that transports chloride ions from one place to another called a cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR). The DNA of an infected person is missing three building blocks called nucleotides causing the CFTR protein to be missing one amino acid called phenylalanine. Normally, a healthy
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