Assertion: cystic fibrosis | /r/HasProperty | inherited disease
Facets:
value: about cystic fibrosis
type: OTHER
value: from both parents
type: OTHER
value: recessively
type: MANNER
Source sentences:
text: Cystic fibrosis is an inherited disease characterized by the buildup of thick, sticky mucus that can damage many of the body's organs.
text: Cystic fibrosis (CF) is an inherited disorder that causes severe damage to the lungs, digestive system and other organs in the body.
text: Cystic fibrosis (CF) is a recessively inherited condition caused by mutation of the CF transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) gene .
text: This condition is a genetic disorder that is inherited from both parents and is caused by a mutation (defect) in the gene that regulates the movement of salt in and out of cells.
text: This means that CF is inherited.
text: CF is an inherited disease caused by having two abnormal copies of the CF gene.
text: Cystic Fibrosis (CF) is an inherited genetic disease caused by a mutation of the CFTR gene which affects multiple systems of the body, such as the respiratory, intestinal and reproductive systems.
text: Cystic Fibrosis (CF) is an inherited genetic condition.
text: Because CF is an inherited disorder, a family history of CF might also suggest the gene might be present.
text: Causes CF is an inherited condition.
text: The term that best describes the inheritance of cystic fibrosis is that it is genetic.
text: Cystic Fibrosis (or CF) is an inherited genetic condition which is first seen in children.
text: Cystic fibrosis (CF) is an inherited (genetic) disease, meaning that children who have cystic fibrosis are born with the disease even though they may not show signs of the disease until they are older.
text: Cystic fibrosis is a serious inherited disease which mainly affects the lungs and pancreas but can involve other organs.
text: It is a genetic or inherited disease, beginning at conception from a defect or abnormality of a gene.
text: Cystic fibrosis (CF) is an inherited or genetic disease involving the secretory glands, such as the mucus and sweat glands.
text: Cystic fibrosis (CF) is an inherited disease that causes thickened mucus to form in the lungs, pancreas and other organs.
text: Cystic fibrosis (CF) is an inherited disease that causes the body to produce mucus that's extremely thick and sticky.
text: Cystic fibrosis is an inherited disease caused by mutations (changes) in a gene on chromosome 7, one of the 23 pairs of chromosomes that children inherit from their parents.
text: Cystic fibrosis (CF) is an inherited disease that primarily affects the outward-secreting (exocrine) glands.
text: Cystic fibrosis is an inherited disease.
text: Cystic fibrosis is an inherited disease characterized by an abnormality in the glands that produce sweat and mucus.
text: Cystic fibrosis: Cystic fibrosis (CF) is an inherited disease that affects the lungs, digestive system, sweat glands, and male fertility.
text: Cystic fibrosis (CF) is an inherited disease that affects the lungs and digestive system.
text: Cystic fibrosis (CF) is an inherited disease that causes glands throughout the body to make abnormally thick, sticky mucus.
text: About Cystic Fibrosis: Cystic fibrosis is an inherited disease that affects sodium channels in the body and causes respiratory and digestive problems.
text: Cystic Fibrosis is an inherited disease caused by irregular genes and you are born with it.
text: Cystic fibrosis is an inherited disease that is relatively common in the U.S.
text: Cystic fibrosis is an inherited disease caused by mutations (changes) in a gene on chromosome 7, one of the 23 pairs of chromosomes that children inherit from their parents.
text: Cystic fibrosis (CF) is an inherited disease caused by a defective gene, which affects tissues that produce mucus secretions.
text: Cystic fibrosis (CF) is an inherited disease that mostly affects the respiratory and digestive systems.
text: Cystic fibrosis (CF) is an inherited disease that affects the lungs, digestive system, and sweat glands, and causes infertility in males.
text: Cystic fibrosis is an inherited disease, which affects the secretory glands of the body, especially the glands that produce mucus and sweat.
text: Cystic fibrosis (CF) is an inherited disease characterized by an abnormality in the body's salt, water- and mucus-making cells.
text: Cystic fibrosis (CF) is an inherited disease, caused by a genetic mutation, that worsens over time.
text: Cystic fibrosis is an inherited disease.
text: Cystic fibrosis is an inherited disease that affects thousands of children and adults.
text: Cystic Fibrosis has existed for many years but was first recognised in the 1930s, however it was not realised until the 1940s that it is an inherited disease.
text: Cystic fibrosis is an inherited disease.
text: Because cystic fibrosis is an inherited disorder, it runs in families, so family history is a risk factor.
text: Cystic fibrosis is an inherited disorder mainly affecting people of European ancestry.
text: Cystic fibrosis (CF) is an inherited disorder that causes severe damage to the lungs, digestive system and other organs in the body.
text: Because cystic fibrosis is an inherited disorder, it runs in families, so family history is a risk factor.
text: Cystic fibrosis (CF) is an inherited disorder that creates breathing and digestive problems by clogging organs in the body with a thick, sticky mucus.
text: Cystic fibrosis is an inherited disorder that affects the exocrine glands, which produce mucus, digestive juices, and sweat.
text: Cystic Fibrosis is an inherited disorder that can lead to a variety of clinical manifestations.
text: Cystic fibrosis (CF) is an inherited disorder that results in abnormal, thick secretions in the digestive and respiratory systems.
text: Cystic fibrosis is an inherited condition that causes sticky mucus to build up in the lungs and digestive system.
text: Cystic fibrosis is an inherited condition in which the lungs and digestive system can become clogged with thick, sticky mucus.
text: Cystic fibrosis (CF) is an inherited condition that affects the cells and glands that manufacture mucus, sweat and digestive enzymes.
text: Cystic fibrosis is an inherited condition.
text: Cystic Fibrosis (CF) is an inherited condition that mainly affects the lungs, pancreas, and sweat glands.
text: Cystic fibrosis can be inherited, but only if both parents are carriers.
text: Rather, cystic fibrosis is inherited when an individual receives a mutated copy of the gene associated with cystic fibrosis from both parents.
text: As cystic fibrosis is inherited, it is not contagious.
text: CF is inherited (also called genetic).
text: CF is inherited (also called genetic).
text: CF is an inherited disease, which means it is passed down from your parents, through genes.
text: CF is an inherited disease.
text: Cystic fibrosis is an inherited genetic disease that severely affects the lungs, the digestive system (pancreas and liver) and sometimes the reproductive system.
text: Cystic fibrosis (CF) is an inherited genetic disease that changes the way the body produces mucus, sweat and digestive juices.
text: Cystic Fibrosis (or CF) is an inherited genetic condition which is first seen in children.