Cystic fibrosis: Difference between revisions
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
Created page with ' Cystic Fibrosis is an autosomal recessive disease located on chromosome 7. Cystic Fibrosis is caused by a mutation to the CFTR (Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance Re…' |
(No difference)
|
Revision as of 15:28, 7 November 2010
Cystic Fibrosis is an autosomal recessive disease located on chromosome 7. Cystic Fibrosis is caused by a mutation to the CFTR (Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance Regulator) channel. The most common mutation is ΔF508 in which the triplet code for the amino acid phenylamine is deleted.