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Cystic Fibrosis is an [[autosomal recessive disease|autosomal recessive disease]] located on [[chromosome|chromosome]] 7. Cystic Fibrosis is caused by a mutation to the [[CFTR|CFTR]] ([[CFTR|Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance Regulator]]) channel. The most common mutation is ΔF508 in which the [[codon|triplet code]] for the [[amino acid|amino acid]] [[phenylamine|phenylamine]] is deleted. | |||
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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.