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  2. Cystic fibrosis - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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    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.

  3. Polycystic ovary syndrome - Wikipedia

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    Polycystic ovary syndrome, or polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS), is the most common endocrine disorder in women of reproductive age. [14] The syndrome is named after cysts which form on the ovaries of some women with this condition, though this is not a universal symptom, and not the underlying cause of the disorder.

  4. Cystic fibrosis and race - Wikipedia

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    Cystic fibrosis (CF) is an autosomal recessive and monogenetic disorder. It is caused by mutations in the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) gene. [3] The CFTR protein (Figure 1) serves to move chloride ions to the surface of cells to ensure proper hydration. When this protein becomes dysfunctional, the chloride ions are ...

  5. Fibrosing colonopathy - Wikipedia

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    Fibrosing colonopathy. Fibrosing colonopathy is a disease that arises in people with cystic fibrosis treated with high doses of pancreatic enzyme supplements. [1][2] Symptoms are non-specific with abdominal pain, abdominal swelling, vomiting, and constipation. [1]

  6. List of people diagnosed with cystic fibrosis - Wikipedia

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    Grégory Lemarchal. (1983—2007) French singer and winner of the show Star Academy, Season 4. [ 19] Katie Malik. (1979—) American singer and runner up on Swedish reality TV series Allt för Sverige, season 4 (2014). Believed to be the first person with CF to work professionally as an operatic singer.

  7. Cystic Fibrosis Canada - Wikipedia

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    Website. cysticfibrosis .ca. Cystic Fibrosis Canada is one of national charitable but not-for-profit corporation established in 1960. [2] Cystic Fibrosis Canada's mandate is to help individuals with cystic fibrosis, principally by funding cystic fibrosis research and care. The organization also provides educational materials for the cystic ...

  8. Dorothy Hansine Andersen - Wikipedia

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    Dorothy Hansine Andersen (May 15, 1901 – March 3, 1963) was the American physician and researcher who first identified and named cystic fibrosis.During her almost thirty year tenure at Babies Hospital of Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center (now Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital), Andersen not only identified CF and its inheritance through a recessive gene, she was also at the forefront of ...

  9. Health Benefits of Copper - AOL

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    Researchers are evaluating the use of superoxide dismutases to help treat various diseases, including cancer, cystic fibrosis (CF), rheumatoid arthritis (RA), diabetes, neurodegenerative diseases ...