CYSTIC FIBROSIS EPIDEMIOLOGY Flashcards
1
Q
CF EPIDEMIOLOGY
A
MOST COMMON GENETIC DISORDER IN THE CAUCASIAN POPULATION
1 IN 2000
2
Q
CF GENE
A
CHROMOSOME 7
CYSTIC FIBROSIS TRANSMEMBRANE REGULATOR
CFTR IMPAIRMENT
3
Q
CF SYMPTOMS
A
SINOPULMONARY
DISTAL INTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION
PANCREATIC INSUFFICIENCY
ONLY 1-2% OF MALES ARE FERTILE
