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Cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulatory (CFTR) protein. Underrepresented populations, especially black and hispanic populations with cystic fibrosis are often not successfully diagnosed. [1] This is in part due to the minimal dissemination of existing data on patients from these underrepresented groups.
Cystic fibrosis, the most common life-limiting autosomal recessive disease among people of Northern European heritage Sickle-cell anemia , most prevalent in populations with sub-Saharan African ancestry but also common among Latin-American, Middle Eastern populations, as well as those people of South European regions such as Turkey, Greece, and ...
Cystic fibrosis (also known as CF or mucoviscidosis) is an autosomal recessive genetic disorder affecting most critically the lungs, and also the pancreas, liver, and intestine.
The following notable people have or had cystic fibrosis. Name Life Notability Reference Frankie Abernathy (1981–2007)
Black people represent only 8% of the city's population but make up 34% of the unhoused. Centuries of American racism create the effects we see today.
African American life expectancy at birth is persistently five to seven years lower than European Americans. [17] By 2018 that difference had shrunk to 3.6 years. [18] As of 2020, Hispanics had a life expectancy at birth of 78.8 years, followed by non-Hispanic Whites at 77.6 years and non-Hispanic blacks at 71.8 Years. [19]
Vertex's success thus far has been driven by its cystic fibrosis (CF) therapies. I predict even brighter days ahead for the company in CF now that it has secured U.S. Food and Drug Administration ...
The U.S. didn't have an African American female gymnast on the team until 1980. Now, the team consists of two African American women, one Puerto Rican and one Jewish woman.