NOUN
- the most common hereditary disease; the child's lungs and intestines and pancreas become clogged with thick mucus; caused by defect in a single gene; no cure is known
How To Use cystic fibrosis In A Sentence
- He was diagnosed with cystic fibrosis when he was about 18 months old. The Sun
- Several clinical trials are in progress for therapeutic application of genetic diseases, such as hemophilia, cystic fibrosis, ornithine transcarbamylase deficiencies.
- Previous reports suggest that cystic fibrosis airway epithelia may respond to injury by increasing proliferation.
- Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis is most often a complication of asthma or cystic fibrosis.
- Current areas of investigation include neurohumoral, cellular and molecular mechanisms regulating airway contractility, airway smooth muscle growth and cell surface receptor expression; regulation of postnatal development and growth of the lung; developmental effects of pulmonary inflammation and oxidative lung injury on airway and pulmonary vascular reactivity; biochemical and molecular regulation of membrane ion channels in cystic fibrosis; maturational changes in chest wall and airway function; pulmonary manifestations of sickle cell disease; the physiological basis of ventilator dependence in children with chronic respiratory insufficiency; and developmental aspects of respiratory mechanics and ventilatory control. Fellowship Program in Pulmonary Medicine
- Footballer Joe Cole has been announced as a new patron of the Cystic Fibrosis Trust.
- A person with cystic fibrosis produces thick, sticky mucus that provides a perfect breeding ground for bacterial growth.
- I want to give hope to others with cystic fibrosis by showing them a diagnosis isn't the end. The Sun
- Prenatal testing can be offered in case of cystic fibrosis.
- Liprotamase was developed to treat exocrine pancreatic insufficiency in children and adults caused by cystic fibrosis and other conditions. FDA Questions Effectiveness of Proposed Pancreatic-Enzyme Drug