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Cystic fibrosis

Cystic fibrosis

Mukoviszidose·Also: zystische Fibrose

Cystic fibrosis (mucoviscidosis) is a congenital, autosomal recessively inherited disorder affecting several organ systems, caused by alterations in the CFTR gene. As a result, secretions in the airways, pancreas, and intestine, among others, become unusually thick and sticky.

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