by fakelvis

Question by jedi knight: who has cystic fibrosis? how does it affect your life?
ok so ive been going to the doctor for about 2 year and they just told me they thing they know whats wrong with me they think i have cystic fibrosis because they did the sweat test and it was high but there gonna redo the test and do more test to make sure i have it.. do you i have it? they said if i have its a mild case. how long do people with mild case have to live ? tell me about your life if you have cf and how it is with doctor and treatment and stuff tell me about it thank i would appreciated it

No 1 answer:

Answer by Mikhail0603
You don’t tell your age. The “Gold” and definitive test is genetic testing. Your insurance will cover that. Blood is taken from your vein and sent to a clinical facility like Genzyme in Cambridge, Massachusetts. There are “mild” cases of C.F. I have a “mild” case. I’m 63 years old and had no symptoms until age 54! I’m doing fine. I’ve had a few infections where I did a lot of coughing and brought up green sputum. It was cultured at the hospital lab and I was given the appropriate medicine and the infection cleared up. Have your liver and pancreas checked for Steatosis. If you have it, especially in the liver, stop drinking alcohol.

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Question posed by Paige Morgan: Question about Cystic Fibrosis?
My friend has Cystic fibrosis, but I think it’s not so severe.
He was born in 1995, and I think there were lots of problems when he was young and he had some surgeries. He lives in Israel. He goes to the hospital every month for some kind of test and last year he started a kind of experiment (?) where they put something tight on his neck area for about a day, take pictures and stuff. If it’s the right treatment it will help him.
I know he takes lots of medicine and Enzymes before he eats. He’s the right size for his age.. and he runs a lot, he’s in a very good shape. His record is I think about 13.5 KM, and he ran 10K in 49 minutes. (Just to show you that he runs a lot and is very fit)
What can you tell me to make me understand more? And what would you say his life expectancy would be?

Top answer:

Answer by BAMABANDS
Well they say 16 to 18 but my sisters best friend is 40 and had it very bad. Het SIS died at 16 from it. It’s a genetic disorder that effects the respitory system. They thought my son had it but he has bad asthma. U can Google info on it. We would have to beat that girl in the back every morning just to get the junk out. of her chest. Good luck.

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A question asked by rdy_rp23: Biology- Genetics Question!?
Cystic fibrosis is an autosomally inherited genetic disease. The disease phenotype is recessive to the normal phenotype.

a. If two normal individuals who are carriers (heterozygous for the disease allele but phenotypically normal) have a child, what is the probability that the child will have cystic fibrosis?

b. If two normal phenotype parents (genotype unknown) have one child with cystic fibrosis, what are the chances that their second child will have cystic fibrosis?

Top answer:

Answer by burnforg0d
a. 25%
b. still 25%
i think this is right because if both the parents are carriers for it then it should be 25%. It doesn’t change the probability of the second child having cystic fibrosis though.

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by windy_sydney

Question posed by asian.man12: What types of cell surface protein malfunction cause Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and Cystic Fibrosis?

Best answer:

Answer by cece
This site will have answers to all of your questions!

http://www.medicinenet.com/systemic_lupus/article.htm#1whatis

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by k-ideas

Question by Bibi B: Are there deseases that certain groups get because of genetics(Race)?
For instance, Sickle cell is usu an African American, Near East, etc problem, but it is not only these people. Caucasians can get some forms. Huntington disease, Cystic fibrosis, Hemophilia A are a few genetic diseases; and there are many more. But are any of them limited to a particular race?

Best answer:

Answer by snagga75
No disease state is limited to a particular race! Most diseases are linked to environmental factors as well such as lifestyle, diet, gender, age, immune state, physical environment, etc.

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Question posed by Doogan: Why is hypoxia a symptom of cystic fibrosis?

The top answer:

Answer by Mary
CF is largerly a lung disease. Since the lungs do not work correctly, hypoxia can be a problem. Hypoxia means decreased oxygen level.

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A question from * once upon a time *: Cystic Fibrosis? anyone with any experience in this disease?
do you or someone you know suffer from cystic fibrosis? what are your symptoms like?? how do you manage?? I just looked it up online because of the symptoms ive suffered since i was a kid. and this is the first thing ive ever seen that has made any sense to me. I want to ask my Dr. to test me for it. how do they test you?

Best answer:

Answer by Jackie
I don’t think you have it or you’d know about it.

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by Tanya Dawn

Question by Mack ….: Help with genetics questions?
Can someone please help in answering the following…

1. In a certain population, 40 of every 1000 births resulted in an individual that suffers from cystic fibrosis. Assuming equilibrium, what is the allele frequency of the recessive allele that causes cystic fibrosis?

2. Cystic fibrosis is the most common autosomal recessive disorder in children of European descent. A couple has already had 3 girls with cystic fibrosis, and were hoping to have a normal child for their fourth. What are the chances that the fourth child will be a normal male?

3. In a certain breed of dog, black color (B) is dominant over red (b), and solid color (S) is dominant over spotted (s). If the genes are unlinked and the offspring of BBss and bbss individuals are mated with each other, what fraction of their offspring will be black and spotted?

4. Cleft chin is a X-linked dominant trait. If a man with a cleft chin marries a woman with a round chin, what percent of their female progeny will show the cleft chin trait?

No 1 answer:

Answer by Cris W
OK, won’t do the homework for you but here are some hints.

1. Use the Hardy-Weinberg equation, p2+ 2pq + q2 = 1. You know that Q2=40/1000. Proceed from there :>)

2. Remember that previous births don’t affect this one. You know the ratio of males to females, and (presuming neither parent has CF) you know the likelihood of two parents, each carrying a recessive gene, giving birth to a child with two copies of that gene. Multiply together and you have your answer.

3. Note that all individuals carry the recessive spotting gene. Note that one parent carries only the dominant black gene. If you can’t figure out what this means, use a Punnet square.

4. How many X chromosomes does a man have? What does he “donate” to an offspring that determines sex? What, therefore, must any of his female offspring have?

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by fakelvis

Question posed by Deegan: Ok Someone help me with Cystic Fibrosis Research Project?
Ok I have to do a project on Cystic Fibrosis and I need to answer a few questions.
is the disease(Cystic Fibrosis) Communicable or Non-Communicable
Is It Chronic or Acute
Cause of the disease?
Symptoms
Prognosis
Treatment
Prevention
Risks for contracting the disease/Condition
What age, gender, races tend to get the disease?
are lifestyle changes needed
Side effects of the treatment
Maybe history of the disease
how it feels to have it
any other interesting things. BEST ANSWER TO WHOEVER ANSWERS THEM ALL
PS:
what is your favorite band/Song

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Answer by mslinda8393@yahoo.com
Google cystic fibrosis to get your research.

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A question asked by n0e c: Two carriers cystic fibrosis marry. What is their parent chance of having children with cystic fibrosis?

Cystic fibrosis is a genetic disease caused by recessive alleles.

Albinism is a condition caused by a recessive allele. A carrier of the albino trait and a non-carrier marry and are planning to start a family. What will be the genotypic ratio for their children? What is the percent chance that they will have albino children?

My chosen answer:

Answer by Jenn
25% chance of a child with CF, 50% chance of a child who is a carrier, 25 % chance of a child who is not a carrier and doesn’t have the disease.

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