Summary:
One in every five cases of cystic fibrosis, a genetic disease in which both parents pass on a recessively mutated gene to their child, is diagnosed at birth. Newborns are easier to diagnose because those with the disease do not gain any weight. The government recently approved mandatory testing of newborns for cystic fibrosis, and treatment takes many different forms, including daily chest physiotherapy and medication to allow proper digestion.
Cystic Fibrosis
Cystic Fibrosis is a genetic disease that is inherited from a child's parents. In order for the child to inherit the disease the child's parents need to pass on two recessive genes to the child. Both parents have to pass on the recessive mutated gene on chromosome seven. The gene in seventy to eighty percent of all people that have CF are missing the cystic fibrosis Trans membrane conductive regulator, this allows the passage of chloride ions to pass in and out of the cell. When the gene is mutated the cell is not able to have the chloride ions to pass out of the cell, causing a buildup of mucus in the gut. Of the people that have cystic fibrosis one on five of them were diagnosed at birth. It is easier to diagnose.....
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