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	<title>What Is Cystic Fibrosis?</title>
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		<title>Cystic Fibrosis</title>
		<description><![CDATA[When asked what is cystic fibrosis, I mainly answer that the body is not able to get rid of mucus that it produces. Mucus is made up of proteins, water, mucus cells, or the squishy kind of cells, plus white blood cells exported from the immune system.]]></description>
		<link>http://whatiscysticfibrosis.org/cystic-fibrosis/cystic-fibrosis-35</link>
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		<title>Cystic Fibrosis (CF) Is Caused by a Recessive Allele. a Child Has CF, Even Though Neither of His Parents&#8230;&#8230;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Cystic Fibrosis by windy_sydney A question asked by Nikki:Cystic fibrosis (CF) is caused by a recessive allele. A child has Cystic Fibrosis, even though neither of his parents&#8230;&#8230; &#8230;&#8230;.has CF. If this couple has another child, what is the probability he or she will NOT have Cystic Fibrosis? a. 3/4 b. 2/3 c. 2/4 d. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>AP Biology Homework Help About Cystic Fibrosis?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[by windy_sydney A question from Lorry Gregory: AP Biology homework help about Cystic Fibrosis? Cystic fibrosis can be caused by any one of several mutant alleles of the cystic fibrosis gene. The most common of these mutants alleles accounts for about 70% of cases of cystic fibrosis. The use of gene probes can identify individuals [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Questions on Cystic Fibrosis!!?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[by Office of Governor Patrick Question posed by 22akgirl: Questions on cystic fibrosis!!? what organism(s) does cystic fibrosis affect and how? how frequently does the mutation occur what are some high-risk demographics? what is the average life expectancy? what is the death rate what are some treatments? thanks:) i meant demographics not demographies:) No 1 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What Is the Ethnic Group Affected by Cystic Fibrosis?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A question asked by cnaines: What is the ethnic group affected by Cystic Fibrosis? an inherited/ genetic disease that &#8230;..source http://www.cff.org/AboutCF/Faqs/#Who_gets_cystic_fibrosis? Cystic fibrosis is an inherited disease that causes thick, sticky mucus to build up in the lungs and digestive tract. It is the most common type of chronic lung disease in children and young [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cystic Fibrosis in Newborns? Do You Have a Child With CF?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A question asked by milelj79: Cystic Fibrosis in newborns? Do you have a child with CF? Cystic fibrosis in newborns? Do you have a child with CF? My daughter will be two weeks old tomorrow. We got a call from the pediatrician today that her newborn screening tests came back and she needs to go [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://whatiscysticfibrosis.org/cystic-fibrosis/cystic-fibrosis-in-newborns-do-you-have-a-child-with-cf-3</link>
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		<title>Infertile Couple Denied Fertility Treatment?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A question from jf92509: Infertile Couple Denied Fertility Treatment? I have to do a mock trial surrounding an actual case involving a doctor that denied an infertility treatment to a couple in which both the male and female were infertile and they were carriers of cystic fibrosis. He denied doing the treatment because he said [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://whatiscysticfibrosis.org/cystic-fibrosis/infertile-couple-denied-fertility-treatment-2</link>
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		<title>Questions About Cystic Fibrosis?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Question by AJ S: Questions about Cystic Fibrosis? I was just wondering if a toddler could be diagnosed with cystic fibrosis even if they haven&#8217;t exhibited respiratory symptoms. anyone have any information for a scared mommy waiting for a phone call? The No 1 answer: Answer by HattieYes, sorry to say it bluntly though! Try [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://whatiscysticfibrosis.org/cystic-fibrosis/questions-about-cystic-fibrosis-2</link>
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		<title>In Finland, the Frequency of Heterozygous Carriers of Cystic Fibrosis Is 1/80.?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A question asked by toni.chang: In Finland, the frequency of heterozygous carriers of cystic fibrosis is 1/80.? In Finland, the frequency of heterozygous carriers of cystic fibrosis is 1/80. In a small Finnish city there is a Swedish immigrant community in which the heterozygous carrier frequency for cystic fibrosis is 1/22. What is the probability [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://whatiscysticfibrosis.org/cystic-fibrosis/in-finland-the-frequency-of-heterozygous-carriers-of-cystic-fibrosis-is-180</link>
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		<title>If the Male Has Cystic Fibrosis, and the Female Is a Carrier, What Is the Percentage Their Child Will Have It?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A question asked by Becky; ♥: if the male has cystic fibrosis, and the female is a carrier, what is the percentage their child will have it? is it 50%? No 1 answer: Answer by Joshua Dyep cos its a recessive allele Whether you agree or disagree, why not leave your own thoughts below. Technorati [...]]]></description>
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