the most common hereditary disease; the child's lungs and intestines and pancreas become clogged with thick mucus; caused by defect in a single gene; no cure is known
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Synonyms | cf, cystic fibrosis, fibrocystic disease of the pancreas, mucoviscidosis |
Type of | fibrosis, monogenic disease, monogenic disorder |
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