{"title":"Cystic fibrosis.","authors":"U. Stephan, M. Götz, K. Stephan, S. Bender","doi":"10.1378/chest.114.4_supplement.333s","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"Cystic fibrosis (CF) is a fatal, inherited disease found in humans [4] and characterized by buildup of thick, sticky mucus, particularly in the respiratory and digestive tracts. The abnormally thick mucus prevents the pancreas from functioning normally; it often leads to digestive problems and chronic lung infections. Cystic fibrosis is most prevalent in Caucasian individuals, and approximately 1 in every 29 individuals in the US is a carrier for the mutated CF gene. There are an estimated 30,000 reported cystic fibrosis [5] cases in the US, and 70,000 reported cases worldwide, although the international number is undoubtedly low due to underreporting or early deaths.","PeriodicalId":75829,"journal":{"name":"Ergebnisse der inneren Medizin und Kinderheilkunde","volume":"44 1","pages":"76-174"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"1980-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1378/chest.114.4_supplement.333s","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Ergebnisse der inneren Medizin und Kinderheilkunde","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1378/chest.114.4_supplement.333s","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"","JCRName":"","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Cystic fibrosis (CF) is a fatal, inherited disease found in humans [4] and characterized by buildup of thick, sticky mucus, particularly in the respiratory and digestive tracts. The abnormally thick mucus prevents the pancreas from functioning normally; it often leads to digestive problems and chronic lung infections. Cystic fibrosis is most prevalent in Caucasian individuals, and approximately 1 in every 29 individuals in the US is a carrier for the mutated CF gene. There are an estimated 30,000 reported cystic fibrosis [5] cases in the US, and 70,000 reported cases worldwide, although the international number is undoubtedly low due to underreporting or early deaths.