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    as 1595. The name "cystic fibrosis" refers to the characteristic fibrosis and cysts that form within the pancreas. Cystic fibrosis typically manifests...
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    Cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) is a membrane protein and anion channel in vertebrates that is encoded by the CFTR gene. Geneticist...
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    Cystic Fibrosis Foundation (CFF) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization in the United States established to provide the means to cure cystic fibrosis...
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  • Five Feet Apart (category Films about cystic fibrosis)
    Wineland, who suffered from cystic fibrosis. Haley Lu Richardson and Cole Sprouse play two young patients with cystic fibrosis who try to have a relationship...
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    appearance of cysts in the pancreas", cystic fibrosis is an example of a genetic disorder whose name is related to fibrosis of the cystic duct (which serves...
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  • The following notable people have or had cystic fibrosis. "'Real World: San Diego' Alum Frankie Abernathy Dead At 25". MTV. June 12, 2007. Retrieved June...
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  • The Cystic Fibrosis Trust (stylised as Cystic Fibrosis) is a UK-based national charity founded in 1964, dealing with all aspects of cystic fibrosis (CF)...
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  • the Bethesda-based Cystic Fibrosis Foundation (CFF), wanting to take more direct action toward finding treatments for cystic fibrosis (CF) beyond its traditional...
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    ivacaftor for people with cystic fibrosis ages 12 and older who have two copies of the F508del mutation in the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance...
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    often occurs during existing diseases or conditions – most notably cystic fibrosis and traumatic burns. It generally affects the immunocompromised but...
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    doi:10.1192/bjp.178.41.s134. PMID 11388952. Wood Klinger, K. (1983). "Cystic fibrosis in the Ohio Amish: Gene frequency and founder effect". Human Genetics...
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    nosocomial infections in immunocompromised patients, such as those with cystic fibrosis or chronic granulomatous disease. The quorum sensing systems CepIR...
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    Underrepresented populations, especially black and hispanic populations with cystic fibrosis are often not successfully diagnosed. This is in part due to the minimal...
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  • Elexacaftor/tezacaftor/ivacaftor (category Cystic fibrosis)
    and Kaftrio, is a fixed-dose combination medication used to treat cystic fibrosis. Elexacaftor/tezacaftor/ivacaftor is composed of a combination of ivacaftor...
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    disorder cystic fibrosis. Cystic fibrosis eventually results in severe bronchiectasis in nearly all cases. The cause in 10–50% of those without cystic fibrosis...
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    mammalian cells of the lungs which P. aeruginosa has infected during cystic fibrosis. Since pyocyanin is a zwitterion at blood pH, it is easily able to...
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    Nasal polyp (redirect from Sinus cyst)
    sinuses. They occur more commonly among people who have allergies, cystic fibrosis, aspirin sensitivity, or certain infections. The polyp itself represents...
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  • destruction in cystic fibrosis. With such a strong inflammatory response and an elevated number of immune cells, lungs of cystic fibrosis patients cannot...
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    son. She supports several charitable causes, mostly ones related to cystic fibrosis, a condition from which her niece suffers, and for her service to those...
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  • environment of cystic fibrosis patients' weakened respiratory immune system against bacterial infection. Symptoms of cystic fibrosis include an inability...
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    decreased lactoferrin activity is observed in patients with cystic fibrosis. In cystic fibrosis, antibiotic susceptibility may be modified by lactoferrin...
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    kidneys, brain, and heart: Fibrothorax Pulmonary fibrosis Cystic fibrosis Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (idiopathic meaning 'of unknown cause') Radiation-induced...
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  • multiple levels of causation in many common human diseases including cystic fibrosis, Alzheimer's disease, autism spectrum disorders, inherited predisposition...
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  • digestive juices, and mucus. The name cystic fibrosis refers to the characteristic 'fibrosis' (tissue scarring) and cyst formation within the pancreas, causing...
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  • help breakdown food as a part of saliva composition. Patients with cystic fibrosis (CF) have an 85% chance of additionally experiencing the effects of...
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    Ivacaftor (category Cystic fibrosis)
    Ivacaftor is a medication used to treat cystic fibrosis in people with certain mutations in the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR)...
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  • treatment for cystic fibrosis patients by significantly improving their quality of life and extending their life expectancies. Now, cystic fibrosis patients...
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  • Orla Tinsley (category Cystic fibrosis)
    artist. Tinsley began writing for The Irish Times on the state of cystic fibrosis care in Ireland in 2005 when they were 18. Their work launched a decade-long...
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    largest NHS charity in the UK. In May 2013, Rushdie performed for the Cystic Fibrosis Trust at the Nicky's Whisper Trophy Final at QPR's Loftus Road. MPs...
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    PMID 20949031. "Cystic Fibrosis Canada". www.cysticfibrosis.ca. Retrieved 2017-11-30. O'Sullivan BP, Freedman SD (May 2009). "Cystic fibrosis". Lancet. 373...
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